A 2013 study carried out by the previous Greek government of defeated Prime Minister Antonis Samaras estimated that Germany owed Greece some $200 billion for damages incurred during the Nazi occupation, the cost of rebuilding destroyed infrastructure as well as loans Nazi authorities forced Greece to pay between 1942 and 1944. The Samaras government, whose critics accused of being handmaidens to Brussels harsh mandates, did little with the report. Another advocacy group claims that the sum owed to Greece could be as much as $677 billion.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 20:59:40 +0000