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Václav Klaus
Václav Klaus is a Czech economist and politician who served as the second president of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013. From July 1992 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in January 1993, he served as the second and last prime minister of the Czech Republic while it was a federal subject of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic, and then as the first prime minister of the newly indepen…
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politics · President of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013 · politician · economist · teacher · also Václav Klaus, Vaclav Klaus, Klaus
Born 19 June 1941 · Q57434
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2026· 7 entries
primetimer.com: Netflix taps Diane Kruger and Dany Boon to hunt down Tim Roth’s Klaus Barbie in Projet K
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Robinhood: August 16, 2026: Pottbecker vs Klaus Tennis Prediction Market
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Klaus Schwab | World Economic Forum Founder & Longtime Davos Leader | Britannica Money
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Novinky.cz: Václav Klaus: Knížák prázdně neprovokoval
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TN.cz: Václav Klaus o migraci: Aby všichni někam utekli, není řešení
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Won Medal for Distinguished Contribution to Diplomacy (2026).
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2025· 1 entry
National Review: Václav Klaus Issues Tribute to Ed Feulner
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2020· 1 entry
Neviditelný pes: POLITIKA: Václav Klaus a KGB aneb Kdo je, a kdo není agentem
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2019· 2 entries
EuroZprávy: Václav Klaus byl a je ruský agent, tvrdí Kalousek. Nechutné, chováte se jako prase, udeřili na něj Klaus mladší a další
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Following comments in which he compared EU directives to the Holocaust
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2018· 1 entry
Novinky.cz: KOMENTÁŘ: Lyžařské Nagano – Václav Klaus ml.
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2016· 1 entry
Awarded Egon Erwin Kisch Award (2016).
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2014· 1 entry
The Daily Beast: Vaclav Klaus, Libertarian Hero, Has His Wings Clipped by Cato Institute
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2013· 4 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross presented by Ivan Gašparovič in Bratislava (2013).
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Deník: Václav Klaus
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Ahaonline.cz: Václav Klaus za měsíc skončí na Hradě: Kde složí s Livií hlavu?
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Klaus was named a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute
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2011· 2 entries
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: President Vaclav Klaus
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“The prepared Prague gay carnival is a pressure action and a political demonstration of a world with deformed values,”
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2010· 1 entry
Awarded Egon Erwin Kisch Award (2010).
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2009· 5 entries
The Guardian: Václav Klaus sets seal on Lisbon treaty ratification
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great presented by Valdas Adamkus (2009).
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Awarded Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria presented by Heinz Fischer (2009).
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Awarded honorary doctorate of the University of Tirana (2009).
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“challenges and successes, tremendous successes”
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2008· 4 entries
Awarded Order of Merit of the Free State of Saxony presented by Georg Milbradt (2008).
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ČT24: Prezidentem se stal opět Václav Klaus
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Wrote in the Financial Times that "in practice, the existence of the euro has shown that forcing an economically disparate Europe into a homogeneous entity through a political decision is political engineering par exc
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Describing it as a dangerous threat to personal freedoms
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2007· 3 entries
Awarded Order of the White Eagle presented by Lech Kaczyński in Prague (2007).
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Won Pushkin Medal presented by Vladimir Putin in Prague (2007).
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Klaus published a book entitled Modrá, nikoli zelená planeta (literally: "Blue planet – not green"), which has been translated into various languages
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2005· 2 entries
Awarded Prize for European Regional Integration (2005).
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Klaus called for the EU to be "scrapped" and replaced by a free trade area to be called the "Organisation of European States"
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2004· 2 entries
Awarded Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic presented by Juan Carlos I of Spain in Madrid (2004).
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Awarded honorary doctor of University of Economics in Bratislava (2004).
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2003· 2 entries
Career landmark: President of the Czech Republic (2003–2013).
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But opposed by Klaus' ODS, which, having strengthened since 2003, had a comfortable majority in the Senate on its own, and only needed to secure a few votes in the House for the third round
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2002· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (2002–2003).
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1999· 1 entry
Won Bernhard Harms Medal (1999).
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1998· 3 entries
Career landmark: Chair of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (1998–2002).
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Behind the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD)
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Career landmark: Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (1998–2002).
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1996· 3 entries
Awarded European handicraft prize (1996).
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Awarded Honorary doctor of the University of Passau (1996).
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Career landmark: Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (1996–1998).
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1995· 2 entries
Awarded honorary citizen of Tábor (1995).
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While prime minister, Klaus was awarded the title of Professor of Finance by his alma mater, the University of Economics, Prague
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1993· 3 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of the Paul Cézanne University (1993).
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Awarded Ludwig Erhard Prize for Publications in Economics (1993).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1993–1998).
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1992· 2 entries
Awarded Adam Smith Award (1992).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1992–1993).
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1991· 1 entry
Klaus was the principal co-founder of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS)
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1990· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia (1990–1992).
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1989· 1 entry
During the second week of the political uprising, when he offered his services as an economic advisor to the Civic Forum, whose aim was to unify the anti-government movements in Czechoslovakia and overthrow the Communist
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1987· 1 entry
Klaus joined the Institute for Prognostics of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences
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1963· 1 entry
Studied at Prague University of Economics and Business (1958–1963).
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1941· 1 entry
Born 1941-06-19.
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1918· 1 entry
Klaus refused to wear a face mask, in breach of COVID-19 restrictions introduced by Andrej Babiš' government
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