war reparations
Economy
Athens Optimistic After Tsipras Returns from Berlin
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras returned from Berlin optimistic that German Chancellor Angela Merkel will support Greece's efforts to come to an agreement with its European partners over the Greek debt.
Despite the fact that on the burning issue of...
Economy
Greek PM Tsipras From Berlin: We Must Change the Stereotypes for Greeks and Germans
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who was welcomed in Berlin earlier today, held a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, after the second meeting the two leaders held in a period of just five days. The Greek Premier...
Greece
Bild: Germany May Have Moral Obligation to Compensate Distomo Victims' Families
German newspaper Bild brings up the issue of compensation to victim's families of the SS massacre in the village of Distomo in June 1944 and raises the question of Germany's moral obligation.
The article under the title "We survived 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 Politicians in Support of Greek Plea for War Reparations
Leading politicians from the junior partner in Germany's coalition government expressed their support to the idea that Germany should pay reparations from World War II to Greece, saying that it is their country's moral and legal duty. In an...
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
German FinMin: 'The New Greek Government Destroyed All the Trust'
A new verbal attack against Greece was launched by German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble ahead of Monday's meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday, March 23 in Berlin.
Schaeuble was sepaking at a...
Economy
Germans Tired of Greece's Demands, Want the Country to Exit the Eurozone
A poll published on March 13 by German public broadcaster ZDF reveals that 52% of German citizens no longer want Greece to remain in Europe's single currency, up from 41% last month, Bloomberg reported today. The shift is due to...
Economy
Greek Defense Minister: If Greece Leaves the Euro, Spain and Italy Will Follow
His belief that if Greece is forced to exit the Eurozone, a domino effect will begin, sweeping off Spain and Italy, expressed Greek Defense Minister and junior coalition government partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader Panos Kammenos. In an interview to German newspaper Bild,...
Economy
Why Germany Rejects Greece's Claims for WW II Reparations
Germany rejected Greece's demands for World War II reparations after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accused Berlin of using legal tricks to avoid the issue.
Greece's prime minister has asked that Germany pays back more than 160 billion euros for the...