The Center for Civil Liberties ( cs, Centrum pro občanské svobody) is a Czech

think tank A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governmenta ...

founded by

Václav Klaus Jr. Václav Klaus Jr. (Czech: ''Václav Klaus ml.'' or ''mladší'', ; born 10 September 1969) is a Czech teacher and politician. He was a member of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) until his expulsion in March 2019. Klaus was a Member of the Cham ...

in January 2017, focusing on civil liberties, economic issues, and education. Klaus said that his aim is for the institute to compete with the

Václav Havel Library Václav () is a Czech male first name of Slavic origin, sometimes translated into English as Wenceslaus or Wenceslas. These forms are derived from the old Slavic/Czech form of this name: Venceslav. Nicknames are: Vašek, Vašík, Venca, Venda For ...

. The center is associated with the

Tricolour Citizens' Movement The Tricolour Citizens' Movement ( cs, Trikolóra hnutí občanů, Trikolóra) is a hard Eurosceptic, fiscally conservative, and national-conservative political party in the Czech Republic. The founder and the former leader of the movement is ...

Activities

The Center for Civil Liberties is active in the

Šumava National Park The Šumava National Park ( cs, Národní park Šumava, usually shortened as NP Šumava), or Bohemian Forest National Park, is a national park in the South Bohemian regions of the Czech Republic along the border with Germany (where the smaller ad ...

, 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. On 16 March 2017 the think-tank organised a conference about the situation in Šumava, which was attended by around 150 people.

References

{{Civic Democratic Party (ODS) , state=autocollapse Tricolour Citizens' Movement Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) Think tanks based in the Czech Republic 2017 establishments in the Czech Republic