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| Greece says it has grounds for war reparation claim against Germany |
| 2019-01-11 |
| ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday it had grounds to pursue a legal claim for billions of euros in reparations for the Nazi occupation of the country in World War Two. Germany has dismissed Athens’ demands in the past, but the Greek president raised the issue anew with Merkel, who is on a two-day visit. "As Greeks, we consider these demands legally active and (can be) judicially pursued and should be solved in the competent European forum, judicial forum," Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos told Merkel during a short meeting. World War Two reparations resurfaced as an emotional issue during Greece’s 2010-18 period of bailouts when austerity-hit Greeks, evoking past injustices, blamed their biggest creditor Germany for painful cuts associated with three international bailouts. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 ...As my Dad used to say, "People in Hell want ice water. They ain't getting that either." Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2019-01-11 19:41 |
| #8 My ancestors demand ju$tice for Alexander the Great from Greece! |
| Posted by: Crusoling de Medici2683 2019-01-11 17:15 |
| #7 Adolph Hitler could not be reached for comment. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2019-01-11 14:50 |
| #6 Methinks the statute of limitations has run out. |
| Posted by: gorb 2019-01-11 12:26 |
| #5 which is probably why DB is screwed loaning greeks money to keep buying german goods, to make both countries economies look better. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-01-11 11:57 |
| #4 They must be extra broke again. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2019-01-11 10:18 |
| #3 Grounds yes Means no |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2019-01-11 08:41 |
| #2 ...why, yes of course. See - Willie Sutton. Why do you rob banks? Cause that's where the money is. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-01-11 06:20 |
| #1 |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-01-11 05:08 |