In both cases, Olaf Scholz did not provide details of what these measures would involve in practice.
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“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.
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Poland issues diplomatic note to Germany seeking war reparations
Reparations “will allow Polish-German relations to be based on justice and truth and will lead to the closing of painful chapters in the past”, says Poland.
Polish opposition wants war reparations from Russia as well as Germany
The “then allied Germany and USSR” oversaw “occupation, systematic genocide and mass deportations of Polish citizens”, says KO.
“If Ukraine were dependent on Germany for defence it would no longer exist,” says Polish PM
Mateusz Morawiecki warned that “Berlin’s inaction seriously calls into question the value of the alliance with Germany”, whose “policies have inflicted tremendous damage on Europe”.
The legal questions behind Poland’s claim for war reparations from Germany
Mateusz Piątkowski
Why is Poland demanding reparations, does it have a valid legal case, and what will happen next?
Scholz rejects Poland’s war reparation demand, saying issue already “settled”
The German chancellor “is deeply mistaken”, says the Polish MP who oversaw a report on Poland’s reparations claim.
Poland to seek war reparations from Germany to cover losses of $1.3 trillion
Jarosław Kaczyński also welcomed Israel to join Poland’s claim, as Polish Jews made up a large proportion of those killed.
Poland renews push for war reparations amid signs new German coalition may be more amenable
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki confirmed the formation of a state Institute of War Losses.
Germany donates €60 million for Auschwitz preservation but rejects Polish war reparation demands
A German MP says it is “morally and politically unacceptable” that his country is rejecting Polish compensation demands.
“Poles should pay us for liberating them”: Russia responds to Kaczyński’s WW2 reparations call
Kaczyński says that Poland deserves war reparations not only from Germany, but also from Russia.
