Greece
Economy
German Govt Refuses 11 Billion Euro Debt over Nazi Occupation Loan to Greece
The spokesperson for the German Ministry of Finance, Martin Jager, during a public appearance yesterday ruled out the possibility of a Greek debt haircut. While commenting on scenarios on an electoral win of Greek main opposition party, SYRIZA, he...
Economy
Germany Owes Greece 11 Billion Euros From the Nazi Occupation Loan
Germany owes the impressive amount of 11 billion euros to Greece, solely due to the forced occupation loan taken by the Nazis during World War II and which remains unpaid until today, a new official Greek report, handed to...
Greece
Pavlopoulos Speaks Against Nazism at Kalavryta Ceremony
The danger of Nazi atrocities is not over, and European democracies must never allow such ideologies to determine the future again, Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos said on Thursday.
He appeared at the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the town...
Greece
German Judge: "Greece's Claims for Repayment of WWII Loan Are Just"
A top judge at Germany's Supreme Administrative Court said Greece’s demand that Germany pays back the loan the country was forced to give during WWII is “just”, according to an article in German magazine Der Spiegel which will be...
Greece
Nazi Debt To Greece $212 Billion
The German debt from the "forced" loan Greece had to give to the occupation forces was 13.5 million gold liras, an amount that was then described as “free credit,” with the express commitment to be returned after the end...
Greece
Greece Readies Case for Nazi Damages
Greek Alternate Finance Minister Staikouras Christos has granted more time to the working group researching how much Greece should demand in compensation from Germany for damages from World War II, which is now expected to be ready by the...
Greece
Legal Experts: Greece Has Grounds for WWII Reparations
A growing number of legal experts are supporting Greece's demands over the German war reparations from the country's brutal Nazi occupation during World War II. Despite the official German refusal to address the issue, legal experts say now Athens...
Greece
German Couple Visits Greece and Pay Share of War Reparations
A German couple who recently visited Greece decided to take the first step towards the redemption of the Greek World War II reparations. The two Germans, Nina Lahge and Ludwich Zacaro, calculated that their share from the war reparations...
Economy
SYRIZA MP Dragasakis: We Will Not Accept the February 28 Deadline
A SYRIZA government in Greece will demand time to serve democracy, therefore the party will decline the February 28 deadline, when the Greek support program expires, said earlier today SYRIZA MP and parliamentary candidate Giannis Dragasakis. During an interview with...
Greece
Did Turkey Deliver Humanitarian Aid to Greece During WWII?
In a little-known episode of World War II, the SS Kurtuluş delivered humanitarian aid from Turkey to Greece.
Turkey's position during the war was ambiguous, and Ankara remained neutral until the war's final year. Turkey had signed a non-aggression pact...
Greece
What if the Greeks Hadn’t Said “Oxi” on October 28, 1940?
"Oxi Day," on October 28th, is a Greek national holiday, but it's establishment as such is not without its share of criticism, as there are those who argue that it commemorates the country's entry into a war instead of...
Greece
The Athens Grande Bretagne Hotel is Entwined With Greek History
The historic Grande Bretagne Hotel was built less than fifty years after Greece won its independence and the modern Greek State was beginning to take form.
It was built across the King's Palace and now stands across the Greek Parliament...
Greece
Germany Completely Rejects Greek Demands for War Reparations
One day after the Greek ambassador in Berlin presented a ''note verbale'' to the German Foreign Affairs Ministry, asking Germany to negotiate with Greece on outstanding World War I and II reparations and compensation, the German Ministry issued a direct...
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...
Greece
War Reparations Council: 'Greece's Fair Demands Not Satisfied in the Least'
The Greek Council for German World War II reparations have sent a letter to the country's prime minister, the president of the Parliament and the leaders of the parties represented in the Greek and European Parliaments, informing them that it is...