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Don't mention the war
Maik:
--- Quote ---Merkel, Nazis and the occupation of Greece: Der Spiegel sets Europe talking
“Don’t mention the war!” John Cleese’s infamous character Basil Fawlty would have cried. But on Saturday (March 21), German weekly magazine Der Spiegel did just that… With bells on.
It’s headline: ‘The German Superpower’, seems, at worst, a little arrogant. But it is the front cover which has set tongues wagging on both sides of the continent.
This week’s image sees Chancellor Angela Merkel juxtaposed onto a picture of a group of Nazis standing at the Parthenon during the German occupation of Greece in World War II.
This, according to the publication, is how Europe views Germany.
The subsequent article does not liken Merkel to the Nazi forces of the Second World War. Rather, it attempts to show just how Germany is seen by the rest of Europe: as the unofficial ‘chief’ of the European Union.
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http://www.euronews.com/2015/03/21/merkel-nazis-and-the-occupation-of-greece-der-spiegel-sets-europe-talking/
Der Spiegel article: Nazi Extortion: Study Sheds New Light on Forced Greek Loans
Maik:
http://www.euronews.com/2015/03/23/greeces-claim-for-war-reparations-from-germany-explained/
Easy to read background to a complex issue.
Maik:
--- Quote ---In Greece, whether in a taxi, at the market or on the playground, I often hear people claim that Germany is waging war again: “This time, it’s an economic war!” One poll showed that a vast majority of Greeks believe Germany is working on creating a “Fourth Reich.”
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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/25/opinion/greeces-unhappy-marriage.html
Interesting article in the NYT, a brief economic history of Greece from domination by Turkey to domination by the troika.
Maik:
--- Quote ---Greece puts figure of €279bn on claim for German reparations
Athens officially quantifies sum which includes repayment of forced loan and return of archaeological treasures
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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/06/greece-puts-figure-of-279bn-on-claim-for-german-reparations
Maik:
--- Quote ---Germany's economy minister said on Tuesday his country was ready to help Greece get back on its feet and stay in the euro zone but it wasn't clear to him how they could keep helping.
"This country (....) is ready to help (Greece) get back on its feet - moreover in my firm opinion in the euro and not outside the euro," Sigmar Gabriel said during a talk at the economy ministry.
"How one can do that, does still not appear to me to be very clear," he said.
Gabriel also criticised Greek comments that it owes nearly 279 billion euros in reparations for the Nazi occupation of the country, saying World War Two reparation payments had nothing to do with negotiations on Greece's current debt crisis.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/07/eurozone-greece-germany-idUSB4N0VX00420150407
Well, OK, I'm no economist but if Germany were to pay up for earlier attempts to bleed Greece dry... well, hey, maybe it would help Greece's current situation.
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