Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:48:48 +0200President calls on Czechs to keep calm and support austerity measures in face of European debt crisishttps://english.radio.cz/president-calls-czechs-keep-calm-and-support-austerity-measures-face-european-8557738© 2026 Radio Prague International President Václav Klaus’s traditional New Year’s address reflected key political events of the year, among them the death of his predecessor, Václav Havel. Moreover, Mr. Klaus warned of both false optimism and fear mongering in face of a possible recession in the eurozone. The Czech president said it was crucial to support additional cuts in government spending and emphasized that this was a time for the nation to tighten its belt. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/klaus1_17.jpg?timestamp=1591220051 President calls on Czechs to keep calm and support austerity measures in face of European debt crisis https://english.radio.cz/president-calls-czechs-keep-calm-and-support-austerity-measures-face-european-8557738 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9