Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) rejected Polish demands for damages caused by Germany to Poland during World War II. In an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Wednesday, Scholz said: “I can show, like all previous federal governments, that this issue is finally resolved in international law.” In denying Poland’s payment claims, the federal government relied on the 1990 two-plus-four agreement on German unity in foreign policy.

Deputy head Ministry of Foreign Affairs Referring to Olaf Scholz’s words, he considered his opinion to have no legal basis. – There is no document that justifies the thesis that the issue of reparations has been closed in any way – strictly speaking Szymon Szynkowski aka Sk. As he put it, he said the document “has a binding legal force value”.

“Quasidocument from 1953”

– Fortunately, Germany gave up referring to a document from 1953, which is a quasi-document with many legal defects – emphasizes the deputy minister. As he points out, “there is no trace of a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Boleslaw Bierut government on reparations.”

– References to the 2 + 4 treaty (the 1990 treaty between East Germany and West Germany and the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union and France) are also inaccurate, as Poland is not a signatory to this treaty, and the parties do not take part in the reparations subject to it – he stressed the deputy minister. – It’s hard to imagine an international agreement where one person makes decisions for another person who doesn’t sign the agreement – he stressed.

Szynkowski vel Sęk emphasizes that german position in a political sense known to the Polish government. – But the fact that the chancellor refers to this issue shows that the policy of silence and attempts to put it on the agenda is a policy that cannot defend itself in the face of lifting this thread by Poland – he pointed out.

– I think that raising this issue in international forums from time to time, although it will not happen quickly, will lead to the fact that Germany’s position will develop – assesses the deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The process is spread over the years

When asked about the activities of the Polish government in German Regarding reparations, he gave an example that the process of activities in this case is not divided into days or weeks, but into months and years. He pointed out that the report was submitted by him in the English version to the full German authorities for Polish-German relations, and once translated, the report would be forwarded to all German MPs and members of the government.

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On September 1, a report on the losses suffered by Poland as a result of German aggression and occupation during World War II was presented in Warsaw. The document was prepared by the Parliamentary Team for Estimates of Compensation Due to Poland from Germany for Damage Caused during World War II, which operated during the previous parliamentary term. About 30 scientists – historians, economists, property appraisers – and 10 reviewers worked on the report.

The report states that the total amount of Polish losses is more than PLN 6 billion 220 billion. A day later, the deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk, submitted the report to the German coordinator for cooperation with Poland, Dietmar Nietan. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that Poland wanted to send a diplomatic note on reparations to Germany as soon as possible.

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