Czechia: Uproar over Sudeten German Gathering in Brno
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Czechia: Uproar over Sudeten German gathering in Brno
The first gathering of Sudeten Germans in Czechia since World War II is set to go ahead this weekend despite a political backlash that has exposed tensions over one of Central Europe's most painful historical legacies.
The annual meeting of contemporary witnesses and descendants will take place this year in Brno. For some, the symbolic reconciliation, but for the right-wing populist government in Prague, is pure provocation.
President Petr Pavel, just like last year, has granted patronage to the Meeting Brno festival, the presidential office confirmed on Monday. This year, at the invitation of the festival, a congress of Sudeten Germans will be held in Brno this week from Friday, which members of the government coalition have opposed.
The Chamber of Deputies, at the initiative of the SPD government movement, opposed the holding of a congress of Sudeten Germans in the Czech Republic. Why did the government coalition raise this issue? And when will they introduce the promised measures to increase security at football?
President Pavel Becomes Patron of Controversial Meeting Brno Festival
Czech President Petr Pavel has granted his patronage to the Meeting Brno festival, whose organisers have invited the Sudeten German Landsmannschaft (SdL) to hold their congress in Brno, the Presidential Office (KPR) said yesterday. KPR said this is the third time that Pavel, in office since March 2023, has granted patronage to the festival, whose aim is to foster honest dialogue and the sharing of stories and historical experience. “We are overj…
/VIDEO/ Deník.cz continued its regular debates with Prime Minister Andrej Babiš. Kateřina Perknerová's 15 Minutes program this time discussed the relaxation of budget rules, state indebtedness, and the congress of the Sudeten German Expatriate Association in Brno. You can watch the recording of Tuesday's discussion in the article.
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