war reparations
Diplomacy
Greece Insists on War Reparations From Germany on Massacre Anniversary
Greece insisted on WWII reparations from Germany on the anniversary of the Kalavryta massacre by Nazi forces. The massacre is regarded as the bloodiest atrocity in the country.
In speaking at Kalavryta during the 80th anniversary of the massacre, Defense...
Greek News
Greece and Poland Join Forces to Seek German War Reparations
Poland is seeking the help of Greece to demand World War II reparations from Germany, according to press reports in Poland.
Polish state television TVP, reported that a major international conference on German war reparations will be held in Greece...
Europe
President of Greece Mentions War Reparations in Germany Visit
The President of Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou raised the issue of war reparations during her visit to Germany on Thursday.
At her meeting with her German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, she stressed "the utmost importance of the issue of war reparations and...
Diplomacy
Germany Rejects Greece's Demand for War Reparations
Germany officially rejected Greece's demand for war reparations.
In June of this year, Greece once again asked Germany to return billions of euros lost as a result of the German occupation of Greece during World War II.
Nazi occupiers took billions...
Diplomacy
Greece Calls Germany to the Negotiating Table Over War Reparations
The Greek ambassador to Berlin on Tuesday presented a so-called note verbale to the German Foreign Affairs Ministry, calling Germany to negotiations on outstanding World War I and II reparations and compensation.
According to a statement by the ministry, Alternate...
Diplomacy
Greek War Reparations Issue Closed, Germany Says
The issue of German reparations to Greece for World War II has been legally and politically resolved, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert reiterated on Wednesday, the day the Greek parliament plenary discussed a resolution of the issue.
Responding to a...
Diplomacy
Greece Renews Demand for Hundreds of Billions in War Reparations from Germany
The Greek parliament on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a motion which demands that Germany pay more than 300 billion euros in reparations for World War I and World War II.
A large majority of Greek lawmakers supported giving...
Diplomacy
Greece Still Seeks WWII Reparations, Pavlopoulos Tells German President
Greece still seeks reparations for its victims of World War Two and repayment for a loan it was forced to make to its Nazi occupiers, President Prokopis Pavlopoulos told his visiting German counterpart on Thursday.
Reparations are "legally active and...
Diplomacy
Germany: Issue of War Reparations to Greece 'Closed'
Berlin sees that the issue of war reparations to Greece is an issue that is legally and politically closed, said German government spokesperson Steffen Seibert on Wednesday.
The response came after the Greek government raised again the issue of war...
Diplomacy
Greece 'to Claim €280 Billion' in War Reparations from Germany
Greece is about to launch a campaign to claim €280 billion ($323 billion) in war reparations from Germany, reports Der Spiegel.
The German magazine notes that as long as Greece was dependent on EU support, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had...