Slovak Interior Minister Rejects Discussion on Beneš Decrees as Opposition Calls for End to Property Confiscations

Slovak Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok has declared the Beneš Decrees untouchable, rejecting calls for discussion about the controversial post-World War II legislation. The decrees, issued by Czechoslovak President Edvard Beneš in 1945-46, led to the expulsion of ethnic Germans and Hungarians and the confiscation of their property. Opposition politician Ivan Korčok has criticized current practices by the state land fund regarding property confiscations and promised that his Progressive Slovakia party would work to halt such actions. The debate highlights ongoing tensions over historical injustices and property rights in Slovakia, with the ruling coalition defending the decrees while the opposition seeks to address their continuing impact on property disputes.