Greece wants to claim Germany 290 billion euros in reparations for the Second world war committed crimes. The Parliament decided in Athens.
Greece wants to insist on Germany's compensation payments in the billions for in the Second world war, suffered war damages and crimes. The Greek Parliament voted by a large majority for a proposal by Board President Nikos Voutsis, with the help of the Greek government is called, all the necessary diplomatic and legal steps.
"A historic and moral duty"Consequently, Greece is going to require 290 billion euros from Germany. First of all, the government wants to send to Athens a note verbale to the Federal government.
The Greek leader Alexis Tsipras stressed in front of the members of the Parliament:
"The claim of reparations is for us a historical and moral duty."
Tsipras also said that he did only want to wait until the international relief programmes were run, the Greece should help out of a serious financial crisis. Now the time was right: "We have the Chance now, this Chapter is for both peoples." This needs to be friendly and "eye to eye".