Péter Techet for Die Presse on the Beneš Decrees

In Slovakia, criticism of the Beneš Decrees has been criminalized. These decrees concern the measures by which members of the German and Hungarian minorities were expropriated after the Second World War. Although they formally remain in force, both Prague and Bratislava have assured that they are no longer applied. Nevertheless, in Slovakia, properties owned by people of Hungarian descent continue to be confiscated on the basis of these decrees. This practice is criticized both by the left-liberal party Progressive Slovakia and by the party representing the Hungarian minority.

In his op-ed for Die Presse, Péter Techet described the current debates surrounding the decrees as well as possible reasons why Viktor Orbán refrains from criticizing the Slovak government.

The article can be read here.