President Zeman meets with Austrian Freedom Party’s Norbert Hofer

Czech president Miloš Zeman held talks with Austrian presidential candidate and leader of the Freedom Party Norbert Hofer in Prague on Monday. Hofer is standing in the re-run presidential elections for the right-wing party. His visit has roused interest due to reported remarks that the post WWII Czechoslovak Beneš decrees were illegal because they were based on collective guilt. The decrees paved the way for around 3.0 million Sudeten Germans to be expelled from Czechoslovakia. Hofer has been an outspoken critic of the recent wave of immigration to the EU. The original second round presidential. Subjects discussed were the Beneš decrees, Temelín nuclear plant, and moves to boost the importance of Central Europe within the EU.

Author: Chris Johnstone