Warsaw wants the restitution of 73 historical documents, including the 1422 Treaty of Melno, currently held at an archive in Berlin.
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Majority of Poles want government to seek war reparations from Germany
The findings come days after Donald Tusk indicated that his government would not continue its predecessor’s push for reparations.
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Germany pledges support for Polish WW2 victims and help bolstering eastern NATO flank
In both cases, Olaf Scholz did not provide details of what these measures would involve in practice.
“Germans have memory gaps” regarding Polish suffering in WW2, says Poland’s foreign minister
Radosław Sikorski repeated called for Berlin to find a way to compensate Poland for the losses it suffered during the war.
New Polish government calls on Germany to “think creatively” about WWII compensation
But Warsaw also pledged to to “end the cold war” waged by the former government against the EU and Germany.
Congressman calls for US to support Poland’s war reparations claim against Germany
“It cannot stand that Poland, the country that suffered the most under Nazi Germany, should be one of the least compensated.”
Polish town that was first to be attacked in WWII calls for reparations from Germany
“We have every right to demand that Germany unambiguously takes moral, political, historical and legal responsibility for the losses.”
Don’t open “Pandora’s box” of WWII reparations, German ambassador warns Poland
Thomas Bagger also admitted that Germany’s support for the Nord Stream pipelines was a “mistake”.
Germany formally rejects Poland’s demand for war reparations
“According to the German government, the matter of reparations and compensation for war losses remains closed,” says Poland’s foreign ministry.
Poland seeks UNESCO help in returning art looted by Germany in WWII
“Today these items are in German homes, mansions, museums,” says Poland’s deputy foreign minister.
Poland sends note to all EU and NATO states on war reparations claim against Germany
“We want to launch an international discussion about Germany’s attitude,” says the deputy foreign minister.
Every Polish citizen should receive war reparations from Germany, says official overseeing claim
“I believe the German chancellor will come to his senses” but, if not, “they’ll have a problem”, says Poland’s incoming deputy foreign minister.
Why has the Polish government raised the German war reparations issue?
Aleks Szczerbiak
The issue offers a way to attack the opposition and mobilise the ruling party’s electorate.
“The issue is closed”: Germany rejects Poland war reparations demand
“Germany admits its historical responsibility [but] the issue of reparations is a closed one from the perspective of the German government.”
