Selected speeches and interviews
1/17/2012, Riyadh -
Riyadh Speech: The European Problems As Seen from Prague
Secretary General, Ministers, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, In the past twenty years, I had been – especially in its first part –mostly...
1/14/2012, Vienna -
The Political Economy of Introducing Free Markets: Notes for IIASA Conference
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be at this very unique gathering with all of you. It is nice to meet so many old friends. It is rather...
11/4/2011, Globus -
Interview of the President for the Croatian Globus Weekly
Globus: Mr. President, I suppose the Czech Republic is quite happy to be outside the eurozone now. But, still, how do you asses the situation? It is...
10/28/2011, Rothmayer Hall, Prague Castle -
Address delivered to the members of the Diplomatic Corps on the occasion of the Czech National Day
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me, as well as for my wife, to welcome all of you here at the Prague Castle, in this...
9/23/2011, New York -
Speech of the President at the General Debate of the 66th Session of the UN General Assembly
Mr. Chairman, Allow me to congratulate you on your election to the very important post of the highest representative of the 66th Session of the...
9/22/2011, Waterloo, Canada -
The Serious Challenges Faced by the EU
Mr. President, distinguished faculty members, students, Thank you for inviting me to Guelph, to the University of Guelph, to Canada where – to my...
9/19/2011, Washington, USA -
Is Freedom in the Western World Guaranteed Today?
Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for the invitation to the CEI and for the opportunity to address this distinguished audience. I remember...
8/18/2011, Época, Brazil -
Interview of the President for the Brazilian Weekly Época about the book Blue Planet in Green Shackles
Época: When did you decide to write Blue Planet in Green Shackles? When was the first time you felt that the freedom was in danger? VK: I entered the...
7/30/2011, Coolum, Australia -
Fiscal Disasters and Recoveries: Notes for the Coolum Panel
It is neither a great discovery nor a courageous analytical insight to say that we live in an era of huge fiscal disasters and of very slow and...
7/22/2011, Perth and Melbourne, Australia -
Threats to Freedom in the 21st Century: Perth Speech
Many thanks for giving me the opportunity to be here today. In Perth and Western Australia I am for the first time but this is already my third stay...
