Albanian President Bamir Topi (R) and his Czech counterpart Vaclav Klaus (L) listen to the national anthems before their meeting in capital Tirana on October 5, 2009. Klaus arrived for an official two-day visit to Albania. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

Albanian President Bamir Topi (R) and his Czech counterpart Vaclav Klaus (L) listen to the national anthems before their meeting in capital Tirana on October 5, 2009. Klaus arrived for an official two-day visit to Albania.

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  1. Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva smiles as he waits for Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus for a meeting in Brasilia, November 24, 2009.
  2. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - NOVEMBER 22: Billboards showing the Czech President Vaclav Klaus and a sign ' Vaclav, We Support You !' decorate the Nusle bridge on November 22, 2009 in Prague, Czech Republic. The Democratic Perspective civic society advertising campaign supports Klaus' critic views on the European Union and Lisbon Treaty.
  3. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - NOVEMBER 03: Czech President Vaclav Klaus speaks at a press conference after he signed the Lisbon treaty on November 3, 2009, in Prague, Czech Republic. The Czech Republic was the last EU country that did not ratified the treaty.
  4. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - OCTOBER 23: US Vice President Joe Biden and Czech President Vaclav Klaus (R) pose for photographers ahead of their meeting on October 23, 2009, in Prague, Czech Republic. Biden ended his tour of Eastern Europe with a visit to Prague on Friday. The main topics for discussion of Biden's visit are an improved US missile defence plan and the global economy.
  5. BARVIKHA, RUSSIA - OCTOBER 14: Czech President Vaclav Klaus attends a news conference with Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev at the presidential residence October 14, 2009 in Barvikha villiage outside Moscow Russia. Medvedev was meeting with Czech President Vaclav Klaus, who according to reports, has so far refused to sign the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty.
  6. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - OCTOBER 09: Czech President Vaclav Klaus (R) talk to the President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek during their meeting at the Prague Castle on October 09, 2009 in Prague, Czech Republic.
  7. PRAGUE, SEPTEMBER 26: Pope Benedict XVI is applauded by Czech President Vaclav Klaus during a welcoming ceremony on September 26, 2009, at the Prague Ruzyne airport, Czech Republic. The Pontiff today began a three-day visit to the Czech Republic.

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  1. Albanian President Bamir Topi (R) and his Czech counterpart Vaclav Klaus (L) listen to the national anthems before their meeting in capital Tirana on October 5, 2009. Klaus arrived for an official two-day visit to Albania.
  2. Albanian President Bamir Topi (R) and his Czech counterpart Vaclav Klaus (L) inspect an honor guard before their meeting in Tirana on October 5, 2009. Klaus arrived for an official two-day visit to Albania.
  3. Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus (L) bows in front of a flag during a welcome ceremony in Tirana October 5, 2009. Klaus is on a two-day official visit to Albania.
  4. Albania's President Bamir Topi (3rd L) and his Czech counterpart Vaclav Klaus (L) inspect the honour guard during a welcoming ceremony in Tirana October 5, 2009. Klaus is on a two-day official visit to Albania.
  5. Czech President Vaclav Klaus (C-R) leaves a demonstration against the Lisbon Treaty on October 3, 2009 in front of Prague Castle. Ireland's endorsement today is not the end of the road for the EU's Lisbon Treaty, with European leaders immediately turning their attention to the Czech Republic and its eurosceptic president. The reforming treaty must be formally ratified by all 27 EU nations before it can come into force. While the Irish were the only ones to put the matter to a plebiscite, the Czech Republic and Poland are yet to formally back the text which is aimed at streamlining the institutions of the expanded EU. The Czech parliament has already approved the Lisbon Treaty, which will create new posts of EU president and foreign policy supremo, as well as cutting the number of national vetoes available on European lawmaking. Klaus has said he will not sign off on the text until his nation's Constitutional Court has pronounced on its validity.
  6. Czech President Vaclav Klaus (C-R) greets people as he leaves a demonstration against the Lisbon Treaty on October 3, 2009 in front of Prague Castle. Ireland's endorsement today is not the end of the road for the EU's Lisbon Treaty, with European leaders immediately turning their attention to the Czech Republic and its eurosceptic president. The reforming treaty must be formally ratified by all 27 EU nations before it can come into force. While the Irish were the only ones to put the matter to a plebiscite, the Czech Republic and Poland are yet to formally back the text which is aimed at streamlining the institutions of the expanded EU. The Czech parliament has already approved the Lisbon Treaty, which will create new posts of EU president and foreign policy supremo, as well as cutting the number of national vetoes available on European lawmaking. Klaus has said he will not sign off on the text until his nation's Constitutional Court has pronounced on its validity.
  7. Czech President Vaclav Klaus (C-R) greets people as he arrives to support them during a demonstration against the Lisbon Treaty on October 3, 2009 in front of Prague Castle. Ireland's endorsement today is not the end of the road for the EU's Lisbon Treaty, with European leaders immediately turning their attention to the Czech Republic and its eurosceptic president. The reforming treaty must be formally ratified by all 27 EU nations before it can come into force. While the Irish were the only ones to put the matter to a plebiscite, the Czech Republic and Poland are yet to formally back the text which is aimed at streamlining the institutions of the expanded EU. The Czech parliament has already approved the Lisbon Treaty, which will create new posts of EU president and foreign policy supremo, as well as cutting the number of national vetoes available on European lawmaking. Klaus has said he will not sign off on the text until his nation's Constitutional Court has pronounced on its validity.
  8. Czech President Vaclav Klaus speaks with the journalists during the demonstration against the Lisbon Treaty on October 3, 2009 in front of Prague Castle. Ireland's endorsement today is not the end of the road for the EU's Lisbon Treaty, with European leaders immediately turning their attention to the Czech Republic and its eurosceptic president. The reforming treaty must be formally ratified by all 27 EU nations before it can come into force. While the Irish were the only ones to put the matter to a plebiscite, the Czech Republic and Poland are yet to formally back the text which is aimed at streamlining the institutions of the expanded EU. The Czech parliament has already approved the Lisbon Treaty, which will create new posts of EU president and foreign policy supremo, as well as cutting the number of national vetoes available on European lawmaking. Klaus has said he will not sign off on the text until his nation's Constitutional Court has pronounced on its validity. Banner read ' Rescue Europe ' and ''We want Europe of free nations''.
  9. (FromR) Czech President Vaclav Klaus, Chairman of Czech Senate Premysl Sobotka, Chairman of Czech Parliament Miroslov Vlcek and other uninduntified people wave to Pope Benedict XVI (L) as he boards his airplane on September 28, 2009 at Ruzyne airport in Prague. Pope Benedict XVI ended his three-day visit to the Czech Republic and left Prague for Rome today afternoon.
  10. Pope Benedict XVI (2ndL) waves next to Czech President's Vaclav Klaus during a farewell ceremony before boarding in his airplane on September 28, 2009 at Ruzyne airport in Prague. Pope Benedict XVI ended his three-day visit to the Czech Republic and left Prague for Rome today afternoon.
  11. Pope Benedict XVI (L) and Czech President's Vaclav Klaus attend a farewell ceremony before boarding in his airplane on September 28, 2009 at Ruzyne airport in Prague. Pope Benedict XVI ended his three-day visit to the Czech Republic and left Prague for Rome today afternoon.
  12. Pope Benedict XVI (l) shakes hand with the Czech President Vaclav Klaus on September 28, 2009 at Ruzyne airport in Prague. Pope Benedict XVI ended his three-day visit to the Czech Republic and left Prague for Rome today.
  13. Pope Benedict XVI (l) and Czech President Vaclav Klaus attend the farewell ceremony before the Pope leaves for the Vatican on September 28, 2009 in Prague. Pope Benedict XVI ended his three-day visit to the Czech Republic and left Prague for Rome today.
  14. Pope Benedict XVI, left, accompanied by Czech Republic's President Vaclav Klaus, right, walks during the farewell ceremony as departing from the Ruzyne airport in Prague, Czech Republic, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009. The Pontiff arrived to the Czech Republic for a three day visit on Sat. Sept. 26, 2009.
  15. Pope Benedict XVI, left, shake hands with Czech Republic's President Vaclav Klaus, right, during the farewell ceremony as departing from the Ruzyne airport in Prague, Czech Republic, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI ended his three-day Czech pilgrimage Monday by declaring its martyred patron saint a model for leaders, saying the world needs God-fearing people prepared to follow the ethical principles of Christianity.
  16. Pope Benedict XVI and Czech President Vaclav Klaus (L) arrive for a meeting with a group of Czech academics in Prague on September 27, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI arrived for a three-day visit to the Czech Republic, shortly ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, the non-violent coup that toppled the communist regime in the former Czechoslovakia.

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