Germany faces paying billions to Greece in compensation for wartime atrocities after Merkel’s senior advisers warn her Athens DOES HAVE a valid claim to reparations

‘Germany should pay reparations to Greece for ‘serious wrongs’ by the Nazis, members of Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition said last night.

The German Chancellor has angrily rejected demands from Greek ministers for Berlin to pay £240billion in compensation for Nazi atrocities during the Second World War.

But, in an astonishing twist, senior members of the SPD, which shares power with Mrs Merkel, yesterday disagreed.’

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