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For the first time, the Czech visit to the Sudeten Germans
As the first official representative of his government of the Czech Republic Minister of culture Daniel Herman has visited a Sudeten German day. Bavaria’s Minister-President Seehofer spoke of a star hour.
71 years after the end of the war, for the first time an official representative of the Czech Republic has attended a meeting of the Sudeten Germans. During the traditional Whitsun meeting of the sold Association, the Minister of culture Daniel Herman campaigned for greater cooperation in Europe. (Herman, in the article photo on the left with Prime Minister Seehofer)
“It is a future to fear in our society,” said the 63-Year-old in Nuremberg, Germany. On the threshold of Europe, even people who do not share the common European values. “We have to try constantly to our common European home to build. We must be ready to defend it against anyone who is trying once again to sow fear and hatred,” asked Herman, in his English speech.
Seehofer: A Historic Visit
Bavaria’s Prime Minister Horst Seehofer appreciated the visit to Herman as “historic”. This was still unthinkable a decade ago, said the CSU Chairman. “This is a great moment in the Bavarian-Czech relations.”
Sudeten Germans in national costume in Nuremberg
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After the war, sold
As a Sudeten German, the former German inhabitants of the Sudetenland to be referred to, which is to a large extent, in today’s Czech Republic. After the Second world war, approximately 2.8 million Sudeten Germans were expelled from the former Czechoslovakia. Many of them came to Bavaria.
The free state took over in 1954, the patronage of the Sudeten Germans. Your country team is one of the most influential expellee associations. For decades, relations with Prague were impacted because of the expulsion. A point of contention, in particular, the Benes-decrees, decrees of the former Czechoslovak President, Edvard Benes, the expulsion and expropriation of the Sudeten Germans was legitimate.were
Mr Posselt, is asking for more with each other
The speaker of the Sudeten-German ethnic group, Bernd Posselt (CSU), called for a larger. “This Europe is deeply threatened by nationalism and re-nationalisation,” he said. This is precisely why the Pro-Europeans need to unite in all countries. “We, Sudeten Germans have a very special bridge function,” said Posselt.
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