German Expellees Controversy: Steinbach Eschews Post on Museum Board

SPIEGEL ONLINE - International - German-Polish Relations 2013-07-20

Chancellor Merkel can breathe a sigh of relief. Erika Steinbach, hated by Poland for her alleged revanchist views on World War II, will forego a spot on the board of a museum for Germans expelled from Eastern Europe. The decions could ease Berlin-Warsaw tensions.