Greece revisit the old debt, claims hundreds of billions of World War II reparations to Germany

Russia RT television reported that the Greek government has officially announced that Germany will seek compensation for damages caused by the Nazi occupation of World War II, will amount to 162 billion euros. This may lead to further tension of these two euro-zone countries.

Greece, local media revealed in early April, the Ministry of Finance report showed that Greece that Germany owes 162 billion euros, including Germany in 1941 to the end of the war, during the occupation of Greece caused € 108 billion infrastructure losses, as well as Greece to Germany 540 100 million euro interest-free loans.


If paid in full, cash and gold reserves in the whole of Germany will be evacuated, but it is still unable to repay the debt owed ​​by Greece. In the past 60 years, the Greek statesman and off German reparations. But after trapped the economic crisis, Greece was forced to take severe austerity measures in exchange for German loan support, once again aroused the Greeks claim. Greek left-wing political party leader Alexis Tsipras Alexis Tsipras, again a claim for compensation, and 4/5 Greeks support.

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble  said: "Greece should not mislead the people 'may receive compensation', but should show a better road to reform long before the issue of compensation has been resolved. "After the war, Germany and Greece gave the equivalent of today $ 2.5 billion temporary compensation. 1953 London Debt Agreement, Germany half of the foreign debt was written off, and Greece shall not continue to demand compensation in Germany until the reunification of Germany. To German reunification in 1990, Greece has admitted without further compensation.