Center for Civil Liberties (think tank)
| Founded | 21 January 2017[1] |
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| Dissolved | 1 June 2021[2] |
| Type | association |
| Focus | Civil liberties, support for low taxes[3] |
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Key people | Václav Klaus Jr., Jan Skopeček |
| Affiliations | Civic Democratic Party (2017–2019) Tricolour Citizens' Movement (2019–2021) |
| Website | Official website |
The Center for Civil Liberties (Czech: Centrum pro občanské svobody) was a Czech think tank founded by Václav Klaus Jr. in January 2017, focusing on civil liberties, economic issues, and education.[4] Klaus said that his aim is for the institute to compete with the Václav Havel Library.[5]
The center was associated with the Tricolour Citizens' Movement.[6]
Activities
The Center for Civil Liberties was active in the Šumava National Park, which was devastated by bark beetles. When the Czech parliament approved a new environmental protection law, local municipalities protested because they believed it ignored the local human population. The center supported these municipalities, with Klaus stating that people are also a part of the environment.[7][8] On 16 March 2017 the think-tank organised a conference about the situation in Šumava,[9] which was attended by around 150 people.[10][11]
References
- ^ "Vadí mi nálepkování lidí s opačnými názory. Václav Klaus ml. otevřel Centrum pro občanské svobody". Reflex.cz (in Czech). 22 January 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Centrum pro občanské svobody, z.s., v likvidaci, IČO: 01807838 - poslední změny a události - Finmag.cz". www.finmag.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ "Klaus mladší zakládá think-tank, který bude hájit občanské svobody". Deník.cz (in Czech). 6 January 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Klaus ml. zakládá think-tank, který bude hájit občanské svobody". parlamentnilisty.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Klaus mladší zakládá nový institut, chce překonat Havla". TÝDEN.cz (in Czech). 6 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ Fendrych, Martin (2019). "Klaus s otcem staví hnutí Trikolóra. Okamura, Sládek a Filip by se měli bát". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech).
- ^ "Názor: Člověk je na Šumavě ohroženým druhem". Prachatický deník (in Czech). 10 March 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Václav Klaus ml.: I šumavské dítě je součást ekosystému". Reflex.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Avízo, 16.3.: Konference Komu patří Šumava? (ČTK)". Silvarium.cz (in Czech). 10 March 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ Houdek, Lukáš. "Zeleným pivem za zelenou Šumavu se na Zelený čtvrtek bude připíjet ve 30 šumavských hospodách". estrakonice.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "KVILDA: Konference Komu patří Šumava?". obcanskesvobody.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 14 July 2017.