Václav Klaus' Institute

Václav Klaus Institute (Czech: Institut Václava Klause) is a Think tank based in the Czech Republic. The institute was established by Václav Klaus when his term as President of the Czech Republic ended^[1] and was inspired by the libraries of former American presidents. Other people involved with the institute are Jiří Weigl and Václav Klaus' sons.^[2] The institute was originally set up to serve as the Václav Klaus Library.^[3] It is financially supported by Petr Kellner.

The institute is closely associated with many prominent politicians of the Civic Democratic Party, including Jan Skopeček and Václav Klaus Jr. The institute itself is critical to the current Civic Democratic leader Petr Fiala.^[4]

Foundation

The institute was established in March 2012, one year before the end of Klaus' second term as president. Jiří Weigl said that the institute was set up so that Klaus could join when it was fully functional.^[2]

References

^ "Institut Václava Klause se zaměří na studium a propagaci jeho myšlenek". ceskatelevize.cz (in Czech). Česká televize. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Klausův institut budou spravovat jeho synové. Podpoří ho nejspíš i Kellner". ihned.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
^ "Knihovna Václava Klause se rýsuje. Platit by ji měl Kellner". Lidovky.cz (in Czech). 6 December 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
^ "ODS bojuje s neexistujícím komunismem, plísnil Klaus svou bývalou stranu". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 17 April 2017.