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Austria: President warns over far-right rise

4.5.15

I CARE - - News - Internet Centre Anti Racism Europe: 27/4/2015- Heinz Fischer was speaking on the 70th anniversary of the founding of post-war Austria, at a ceremony attended by German president Joachim Gauck and other dignita-ries. Mr Fischer urged Austrians to "resist the beginnings" of any of the sentiments that led to their country's embrace of Hitler. Austria long portrayed itself as a victim of Nazi Germany, which annexed the country in 1938. But politicians have since owned up to its role as a major perpetrator of Nazi atrocities. Mr Fischer said that while many Austrians were opposed to the Nazis or were Nazi victims, "a depressingly large number were sympathisers (and) supporters".


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