Greece asked the German government on Tuesday to pay reparations and compensation for the damage it inflicted on the country during World War II.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Germany must assume responsibility for financial losses caused by the German army's occupation.
"Greece and the Greek people neither forget their history nor the Nazi war crimes and massacres," said Tsipras.
Tsipras insisted Germany pay for an enforced loan Nazi Germany extorted from the Greek national Bank during the war.
"We will pursue this to the end, first by diplomatic channels and if needed by legal channels," said Tsipras.
Tsipras spoke during a ceremony in memory of the 317 victims, including 119 women and 97 babies, of the Kommeno massacre which took place 73 years ago in this tiny village located in northwest Greece.
Kommeno, along with the razing of Distomo and Kalavryta, symbolizes in the Greek collective memory the worst atrocities committed by Wehrmacht (German army) occupation forces in reprisal for Greek partisan attacks.
Greece's parliamentary commission that investigated war reparations is due to publish its final report soon.
It also aimed to set the cost of wartime destruction of Greek infrastructures, which experts considered as very difficult to assess.
The German government has dismissed claims by Greece for war reparations, calling the issue "politically and legally closed."
In March 2015, the Greek parliament unanimously approved the creation of a new all-party commission to demand war reparations and reclaim the extorted bank loan and stolen Greek artworks.
EFE
16/8/16
--
-
Related:
----
Related [Russia]:
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Germany must assume responsibility for financial losses caused by the German army's occupation.
"Greece and the Greek people neither forget their history nor the Nazi war crimes and massacres," said Tsipras.
Tsipras insisted Germany pay for an enforced loan Nazi Germany extorted from the Greek national Bank during the war.
"We will pursue this to the end, first by diplomatic channels and if needed by legal channels," said Tsipras.
Tsipras spoke during a ceremony in memory of the 317 victims, including 119 women and 97 babies, of the Kommeno massacre which took place 73 years ago in this tiny village located in northwest Greece.
Kommeno, along with the razing of Distomo and Kalavryta, symbolizes in the Greek collective memory the worst atrocities committed by Wehrmacht (German army) occupation forces in reprisal for Greek partisan attacks.
- In the case of Kommeno, nearly half the population met its death in the massacre.
Greece's parliamentary commission that investigated war reparations is due to publish its final report soon.
- Greece calculated the war reparations total 278.7 billion euros ($315 billion) at today' s rates.
It also aimed to set the cost of wartime destruction of Greek infrastructures, which experts considered as very difficult to assess.
The German government has dismissed claims by Greece for war reparations, calling the issue "politically and legally closed."
- Germany said it had already indemnified Greece in 1960 with a payment of 115 million Deutschmarks.
In March 2015, the Greek parliament unanimously approved the creation of a new all-party commission to demand war reparations and reclaim the extorted bank loan and stolen Greek artworks.
EFE
16/8/16
--
-
Related:
- Die mitregierenden Unabhängigen Griechen wollen das nationalistische Korrektiv von SYRIZA sein. Die Merkel-Hasser fordern von Deutschland Reparationszahlungen.
----
Related [Russia]:
GR
FR
DE
ES
IT
RU
EU
No comments:
Post a Comment
Only News