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Greece to push claim for German war reparations: foreign minister
Reuters ^ | April 24, 2013 | Harry Papachristou

Posted on 04/24/2013 1:05:14 PM PDT by C19fan

Greece is planning to pursue a long-dormant claim for reparations from Germany over World War Two, a further strain on relations with Berlin, which foots most of the bill for its 240-billion euro rescue.

The Finance Ministry has compiled a report that takes stock of all relating available documents spanning more than six decades, Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos told parliament on Wednesday.

It will be submitted to Greece's legal advisers and then Athens will decide how to officially press its claim, he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: euro; germany; greece; reparations
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