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Old March 2nd, 2018 #1
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Default Polish lawmaker: due reparations from Germany could stand at $850 billion

Polish lawmaker: due reparations from Germany could stand at $850 billion

Warsaw has the right to demand reparations from Germany potentially worth $850 billion (616.34 billion pounds) for destroyed property and people killed during World War Two, the politician in charge of reparations said on Friday.

The Polish ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) has revived the issue of war reparations at a time when Israeli politicians accuse it of attempting to whitewash the role of Poles in German war crimes against Jews during the conflict.

German parliamentary legal experts said last year that Warsaw had no right to demand reparations.

The Polish government stopped short of making a direct claim to Germany but the issue could lead to tensions between the two EU governments, analysts say. Germany is Poland's largest trade partner and Poland is the biggest recipient of EU aid.

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/polish-...llion/43940936
 
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