President of the Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus criticizes modern environmentalist movements for advocating what he views as threats to individual freedom.
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"Facing a Challenge of the Current Era: Environmentalism," with Vaclav Klaus
President Vaclav Klaus of the Czech Republic, one of the leading market reformers of the post socialist era, will be speaking at the Cato Institute about contemporary environmental issues facing Europe and the world. Please join us for what will surely be a timely and thought-provoking address - Cato Institute
Vaclav Klaus is president of the Czech Republic. He presided over economic reforms in the former Czechoslovakia as finance minister. After the Czechs and Slovaks separated on January 1, 1993, Klaus continued with his reform program as prime minister of the Czech Republic.