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Reuters: Polish lawmaker: due reparations from Germany could stand at $850 billion
WARSAW (Reuters) - Warsaw has the right to demand reparations from Germany potentially worth $850 billion for destroyed property and people killed during World War Two, the politician in charge of reparations said on Friday.
The Polish ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) has revived the issue of war reparations at a time when Israeli politicians accuse it of attempting to whitewash the role of Poles in German war crimes against Jews during the conflict.
German parliamentary legal experts said last year that Warsaw had no right to demand reparations.
The Polish government stopped short of making a direct claim to Germany but the issue could lead to tensions between the two EU governments, analysts say. Germany is Poland’s largest trade partner and Poland is the biggest recipient of EU aid.
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WNU Editor: Not going to happen.
More News On Reports That Poland Wants $850 Billion In War Reparations From Germany
Polish Official: Germany Owes Poland $850 Billion for WWII -- US News and World Report/AP
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Polish official: Germany may owe us $850 billion for WWII war crimes -- Times Of Israel
Poland Says Germany Could Owe $850 Billion in World War Reparations -- Newsweek
