By Kostas Raptis The presentation yesterday Thursday, the 83rd anniversary of the Nazi invasion of Poland, of the report of the Polish ruling party on the reparations claimed by Germany for World War II, which are actually calculated at the astronomical amount of 1.3 trillion. euro, does not describe (at least for now) the official […]
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Poland is asking for 1.3 trillion. euro German reparations
The report was kept secret for a long time. On yesterday’s 83rd anniversary of Germany’s invasion, Poland published the amount it is asking Berlin for war reparations: 1.3 trillion. euro! By presenting an expert report on the extent of the damage it suffered during World War II, Poland wants to emphasize demands for reparations from […]
Poland: The country will ask for reparations of 1.3 trillion. euros from Germany for World War II
Poland estimates that the losses it suffered during World War II due to Germany amount to 6.2 trillion. zlotys (1.32 trillion US dollars, 1.3 trillion euros), the leader of the ruling nationalist party said today and said Warsaw would formally seek reparations. Poland’s biggest trading partner and also a member of the European Union and […]
Poland buys $6 billion worth of military equipment from South Korea
Because of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine, Poland is buying heavy military equipment in South Korea for about $5.8 billion, according to Handelsblatt. Authorities in Seoul said today that Poland has agreed with two South Korean arms companies to deliver K2 Black Panther tanks and K9 self-propelled howitzers, among other things. Because of the […]
Macron – Morawiecki meeting on Monday with Ukraine on the agenda
Emmanuel Macron will receive Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to discuss support for Ukraine against Russia and the consequences of the conflict for Europeans, the Elysée announced today. Apart from war, the two leaders who will meet at the Elysee Palace “will exchange views on the challenges of European sovereignty in the field of defense […]
Welt: Poland must be upgraded to one of the leading powers of the European Union
Although difficult, disturbing, politically and intellectually out of time, it is a mistake to treat today’s Poland as a simple problem case. This attitude is a scandalous condescension. It puts the entire EU at risk, Welt comments. In a few days, the Second World War will be commemorated. It began on 1 September 1939 with […]
Ecological disaster in Poland: 100 tons of dead fish in the Oder River
Almost 100 tons of dead fish have so far been collected by Polish firefighters from the banks of the Oder River, which flows through Germany and Poland. “Never before have we organized an operation of this scale on a river,” said Monika Nowakowska-Drida, the spokeswoman for the fire service’s Press Office. The spokeswoman confirmed that […]
Welt: Polish coal in demand for Europe under the weight of the energy crisis
Coal from Poland was considered too expensive and too dirty, but due to the energy crisis, its image is undergoing a rapid transformation today, notes Welt. Demand from neighboring countries, especially Germany, is huge. This is becoming more and more of a problem for Polish consumers. Now Warsaw is reacting. In the energy crisis, the […]
Germany-Poland: Mass Fish Kill in Oder River – Attributed to Unknown Toxic Substance
An unknown highly toxic substance in the Oder River, which flows through Poland and Germany, appears to be the cause of the mass fish die-off, the environment ministry of the German state of Brandenburg has announced. An analysis of the river’s waters this week showed evidence of “synthetic chemicals, very likely with toxic effects on […]
Polish PM calls for reform against EU ‘imperialism’
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki accuses the European Union of “imperialist behavior” towards its smaller member states in an opinion piece published today on the website of German newspaper Welt. “Political practice has shown that the positions of Germany and France count more than all others,” Morawiecki wrote on the German news website and called […]