Greece demands Nazi war reparations and German assets seizures as creditor squeeze continues

[PoliticAverse]

Greece's prime minister has demanded Germany pay back more than €160bn (£112bn) in Second World War reparations as his country is squeezed by creditors to overhaul its economy in return for vital bail-out funds.

In an emotive address to his parliament, Alexis Tsipras said his government had a "duty to history, to the people who fought and to the victims who gave their lives to defeat Nazism."

The Leftist government maintains it is owed more than €162bn - nearly half the value of its total public debt - for the destruction wrought during the Nazi occupation of Greece.

"The government will work in order to honour fully its obligations. But, at the same time, it will work so that all of the unfulfilled obligations to Greece and the Greek people are met," said Mr Tsipras on Tuesday at a parliamentary debate on the creation of a reparations committee.

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[CincyDem]

1. Oh this should get good...

...let's remind them they were Nazis. That'll help soften them up for future negotiations. Yep.

[FLPanhandle]

2. I have a feeling that is more for domestic consumption

Got to keep the people happy because in 3 months the money runs out and he has to sign up for more debt with austerity.

[msongs]

3. so how much does greece owe to the victims of alexander (the great)? nt

[malaise]

4. Love it

Why not?

[Cali_Democrat]

5. It's unrealistic and ridiculous

Shouldn't the issue of reparations have been settled before you join a union with Germany?

Perhaps Germany should get reparations for what Britain and America did?

Britain and the US caused much more damage to Germany than vice versa....Germany was pretty much obliterated by 1945.

[freshwest]

6. I will try to get back to you in the morning!