Germany has reacted with anger and defiance to Greek government demands for multibillion-euro reparation payments over first and second world war atrocities.Greece’s justice minister, Nikos Paraskevopoulos, said Athens was prepared to approve a court ruling to seize German property in the country – including the Goethe Institute, the German Archaeological Institute, German schools and holiday homes if Berlin refused to pay €341bn (£240bn) in compensation.The demands, which also included the return of 8,500 archaeological treasures and artefacts in Germany, were met with incredulity in Berlin.Seizures of property that could extend to holiday homes of private German citizens would be used to compensate victims of a second world war Nazi massacre of 218 Greek civilians in the village of Distomo, the government said.Bela Anda, who was a spokesman for Gerhard Schröder when he was German chancellor, now an editor at tabloid Bild, branded the threats “bizarre, presumptuous and impertinent”.“The government of [Alexis] Tsipras positions the lever where Germany is most vulnerable – the crimes committed by Germany in the first and second world wars. It’s moral blackmail,” he said.The demands stem from a Greek finance ministry report published in December 2014 which calculated on the basis of expert assessment that Germany “owed” Greece €9.2bn for the first world war, €322bn for the second world war and €10bn for money Greece was forced to lend the Nazi regime in 1942.Resentment in Greece over Nazi atrocities remains high, and has been greatly exacerbated by frustrations over its bailout and the widespread feeling that Germany is largely to blame for Greece’s woes.The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and her finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, have been repeatedly depicted in the Greek media in Nazi uniform.
HAHAHAHAHAHoly shit they're really desperate for money. As if Germany hasn't given them enough already they've resorted to extortion. Wow.
Also I love how greece is giving germany shit for being nazis 70 years ago...
Quote from: Mr Psychologist on March 12, 2015, 06:33:47 PMAlso I love how greece is giving germany shit for being nazis 70 years ago...At least the Greeks have enough class not to throw them all in prison like the Germans would.
Greece demanding reparations for wwII from Germany isn't a new thing. I think that Germany should give Greece reparations though. Not a lump sum of 150 billion Euros, but in increments over a long period of time. 150 billion Euros is about 1/15th of Germany's annual GDP, and pretty much Greece's entire annual GDP.inb4hatespam
I'm surprised Germany actually still puts up with Greece.
Hahaha god damn, and didn't germany even agree to giving them an extension on their current loans not that long ago?Talk about biting the hand that feeds you, I fully expect a nice resounding 'Fuck you' from the krauts <_<
The demands, which also included the return of 8,500 archaeological treasures and artefacts in Germany, were met with incredulity in Berlin.
Talk about biting the hand that feeds you, I fully expect a nice resounding 'Fuck you' from the krauts <_<
Yeah, and just right there bow to Germany's wishes and accept whatever measures it wants to take for its own benefit. That's a great idea.Quote from: Mr Psychologist on March 12, 2015, 04:43:01 PMTalk about biting the hand that feeds you, I fully expect a nice resounding 'Fuck you' from the krauts <_<
The Greek government has officially gone absolutely fucking insane
