“There are of course professional contacts between the German and Czech authorities who are dealing with this issue, but this was the first time that they were prepared to share information with non-governmental organizations,” he said.
Topics included how extremists have been using the Internet as a propaganda tool.
That issue recently made headlines in the Czech Republic as the country’s press reported that Czech extremists were using U.S.-based servers to operate their Web sites after being shut down at home.
Kraus spoke of the importance of vigilance in combating extremists.
“We are not in the worst situation in this country. The Czech Republic, with its rare incidents, is not in as bad a situation as Germany or some European countries where intolerance and attacks are more frequent.
“But we cannot underestimate the dangers,” he added.
Last month’s event was organized by the Prague office of a German public interest institution, the Ebert Foundation.
Among those who attended the event were representatives from the office of President Vaclav Havel, who has often publicly condemned right-wing extremism.