Greece Threatens to Seize German Property, Berlin Refuses to Pay WWII Reparations
Make Sure to Subscribe to the New J.KNIGHT Channel: http://bit.ly/1EkkVQI Germany says it won’t pay Greece World War 2 reparations after Greek PM Alexis Tsipras said Berlin is using legal tricks to avoid paying compensation. Germany says it’s honored its obligations, while Greece says it may start seizing German property. Germany once again dismissed Greek demands to pay reparations for the 1941-44 Nazi occupation of Greece. "It is our firm belief that questions of reparations and compensation have been legally and politically resolved," said Steffen Seibert, the spokesman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel. "We should concentrate on current issues and, hopefully, what will be a good future," Reuters reported him as saying. "Germany has never properly paid reparations for the damage done to Greece by the Nazi occupation," Prime Minister Tsipras told the Greek parliament Tuesday. "The crimes carried out by the Nazis are still vivid, and we have a moral obligation to remember what the forces did to the country." Greece has been trying to get Germany to pay war damages for decades, but Athens has never quantified its reparation claims. The movement to get Berlin to pay up has become stronger over the last few years as Athens experiences financial hardships following austerity measures, which were a prerequisite of being given the bailout money, to stop the country from falling into financial ruin. http://bit.ly/1Amf7T2
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