Sudeten German Congress Ignites Political Storm in Czech Republic
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Sudeten German Congress Ignites Political Storm in Czech Republic
The Czech lower house of parliament has approved a resolution opposing plans to hold the annual Sudeten German congress in the Czech city of Brno later this month, reigniting long-running historical tensions over the post-war expulsion of ethnic Germans from former Czechoslovakia. The non-binding motion was passed on Thursday, May 14th, with the support of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s governing coalition, on the initiative of the right-wing Fre…
For the first time the Sudeten German country team wants to meet in the Czech Republic. Many of the displaced people and their descendants cultivate friendships with Czechs. But now the event provides for political discussions.
The Czech Parliament has opposed the idea that the SudetenGerman Day will take place for the first time in the Czech Republic.
At Pentecost, the Association of Sudeten Germans wants to meet in the former home country of the Czech Republic, even the Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder is to arrive.
The annual meeting of the Sudets on Czech soil is scheduled for the first time – but now the majority of Parliament expresses its clear displeasure.
At Pentecost thousands of German displaced persons and their descendants want to meet for the first time in the Czech Republic. Not a good idea, the House of Representatives in Prague finds. The organizers see this differently.
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