Posselt proposed alternating the Sudeten German Congress…

Posselt proposed alternating the Sudeten German Congress between Czechia and Bavaria

28.05.2026 11:01 HotInfo

The seventy-sixth Sudeten German Congress was held in the Czech Republic for the first time in history. According to participants, the event at the Brno Exhibition Centre was a gesture of rapprochement between Germans and Czechs following the expulsion of the Sudeten Germans, and it also sparked protests from opponents. zpravy.aktualne.cz ↗

Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder attended the congress and described it as a great celebration of peace and a historic signal. On Sunday he also met at Prague Castle with President Petr Pavel, with whom he held talks lasting around half an hour focused primarily on security and deepening relations between Czechia and Bavaria. The chairman of the Sudeten German Homeland Association, Bernd Posselt, said that the Sudeten Germans had come to Brno with a message of love, not hatred, and thanked their Czech friends. denik.cz ↗

Posselt newly proposed that the Sudeten German Congress could in future be held alternately in Bavaria and in Czechia. According to him, a number of Czech cities are interested in hosting the event. At the close of the Brno congress, both Sudeten Germans and Czechs laid flowers at the memorial to the victims of the occupation at the Kounic Dormitories, where a prayer and blessing for the journey were read in both languages. ct24.ceskatelevize.cz ↗

The event remained a sensitive topic in Czechia. Protests took place in Brno, though the overall atmosphere of the congress was, according to available information, predominantly peaceful. Further developments will show whether the proposal to hold the congress regularly in the Czech Republic as well becomes part of the Czech-Bavarian dialogue. teraz.sk ↗