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Inside Europe: A Polish call for war reparations

Poland's de-facto ruler has called on Germany to pay up to one trillion euros in reparations for damages it suffered at the hands of the Nazis during WWII. The latest demand is seen by many as part of a campaign ahead of this month's European Parliament elections. The ruling nationalist Law and Justice party is running under the slogan "Poland, the heart of Europe." Julian Berner reports.

Date 13.05.2019
Duration 05:19 mins.
Author Julian Berner
All audios Inside Europe - topics
Related Subjects Autobahn, Holocaust, Poland, Nazism
Keywords Inside Europe, Julian Berner, Poland, World War Two, Nazis, reparations, Kaczynski
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