Assembly of Germans in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia

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Authors	MAREŠ Miroslav
Year of publication	2002
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Středoevropské politické studie
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Social Studies
Citation
Field	Political sciences
Keywords	German minority; Assembly of Germans in Bohemia; Moravia and Silesia
Description	After 1989 some of CR citizens of German nationality wanted to leave the organization, which represented them during a period of communism (Cultural Association of CSSR Citizens of German Nationality). This was the reason why, after complex process, in 1992 there came into existence Assembly of Germans in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. Its representatives cooperate also with the Sudet Germans in the Federal Republic of Germany. They try to play an active role in Czech-German relations. In 2001 the Assembly asked the CR Parliament, in form of petition, to cancel the discriminatory, in relation to German citizens, measures of the Beneš decrees. So far, they have not been successful.
Related projects:	Etnicity, Minorities and Marginalisied groups in Czech Republic