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2015-04-08 Europe

Greece Seeks $305 Billion in WWII Reparations From Germany

[TIME] Amid a continuing negotiation over debt relief from the European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
bailout

Greece released its first quantifiable demand for WWII reparations from Germany on Monday, estimating that the German government owed Greece 279 billion euros ($305 billion) in damages from the Nazi occupation of the country.

Deputy Finance Minister Dimitris Mardas announced the reparations figure during a parliamentary committee meeting on Monday, Rooters reports. The estimate includes looted national treasures and a 10.3 billion euro "occupation loan" that was extracted from the Bank of Greece during the 1940s occupation.

Germany has rejected Greece's continuing claims for reparations, arguing that a previous payment in 1960 of 115 million deutschmarks settled its historic debts.

In brief, "Nuts!"

The demand comes as Greece has pressed for debt relief from the European Union and International Monetary Fund, which rescued the Greek government from insolvency in exchange for strict austerity measures.

Posted by Fred 2015-04-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top

#1 I'll awaitin EC's response to this ridiculousness.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-04-08 02:26|| 2015-04-08 02:26|| Front Page Top

#2 I'll awaitin EC's response to this ridiculousness.

"ridiculousness" is in the eye of the beholder, Besoeker.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-04-08 05:08|| 2015-04-08 05:08|| Front Page Top

#3 ...What's Greek for 'chutzpah'?

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2015-04-08 05:22|| 2015-04-08 05:22|| Front Page Top

#4 I thought they got at least that much the last time they got bailed out. Or are they gonna bring this reparations mess up everytime they need a handout? 40 acres and a mule.

Posted by chris 2015-04-08 08:39|| 2015-04-08 08:39|| Front Page Top

#5 I blame the Phokian wall and Persian archers. If the Germans refuse to pay, sue Iran for the damages of Thermopylae.

By the way, has Sharpton's National Action Network gone internationale? Just asking.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-04-08 08:53|| 2015-04-08 08:53|| Front Page Top

#6 It's like 7 trillion dollars plus spent on the 'War on Poverty', yet there are people demanding 'reparations' for stuff that ended in blood payment over hundred and fifty years ago.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-04-08 09:17|| 2015-04-08 09:17|| Front Page Top

#7 STFU Greece, and find a way to fix your spending.

Stop playing games like a child

Posted by newc 2015-04-08 15:02|| 2015-04-08 15:02|| Front Page Top

#8 IMO AFAIC "Greece" = also read, RUSSIA = VLAD.

Nuke-armed aggressive Germany [Ukraine]is to Russia as a Nuke-armed aggressive Japan [ECS, SCS] is to China, + despite Germany being Russia's strategic partner + BFF.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-04-08 23:01|| 2015-04-08 23:01|| Front Page Top

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