希臘:德國欠我們2790億歐元

Germany owes Greece 279 billion euros in compensation for war damage. At least that's what the Greeks say. The Germans say the claim is nonsense.

德國欠希臘2790億歐元的戰爭賠償款。至少希臘是這樣說的。而德國則表示，希臘的要求純屬胡說八道。

The issue of German war debt towards Greece has been raised many times before — most recently in 201C nd 2012, when Greece was negotiating the terms of its 240 billion euros ($260 billion) international bail out package.

有關德國對希臘戰爭賠款的問題已經被提過好多次了;尤其在2010到2012年間，當時，希臘正在進行有關2400億歐元(2600億美元)國際救助計劃的談判。

But this is the first time Athens has put an official number — roughly $300 billion — on World War II reparations.

但是,這是雅典第一次給出官方數據；大約3000億美元的二戰賠償金。

The German government has — again — dismissed the claims, saying the matter has long been closed. "They won't get their debts paid by conjuring up German obligations from World War II," German finance minist er Wolfgang Schaeuble told German media last month.

德國政府再次無視了這個要求,表示這個問題早就結束了。德國財政部長沃爾夫岡上月告訴德國媒體，“他們無法接受這些憑空想象出來的二戰債務。”

Germany paid Greece 115 million marks in 1960, as required by reparation agreements. On top of that, it also paid compensation directly to individual victims of the Nazi regime in Greece -- forced laborers, for example.

德國在1960年支付希臘1.15億馬克賠款。另外，還向納粹在希臘製造的受害者個人進行了直接賠償——比如，強徵的勞工。

Berlin says the issue of reparations was settled once and for all by the international treaties that cleared the way for German reunification in 1990.

柏林說，賠款問題在德國1990年重新統一時已經一勞永逸的解決了。

Greece did not lodge a protest against those agreements at the time.

希臘沒有理由對當時的協議提出抗議。

But the Greek government now says the 1960 payments were not enough.

但是，希臘政府現在表示，1960年的賠償並不足夠。

"The 1960 agreement provided reparations only for the victims of Nazism in Greece, not for the damage flicted on the country itself," Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras said in March, when he launched a commissio n to establish the size of the claim and suggest ways of resolving the dispute.

總理亞力希克斯在3月份說，"1960年協議提供的賠款僅僅針對在希臘的納粹受害者，卻不包括對這個國家本身的破壞， ",當時他正在組織一個委員會，討論賠償金的數目和爭議的解決方式。

Athens also says those reparations did not cover an interest-free loan that occupied Greece was forced t o make to the Nazis in 1942. The loan was never repaid.

雅典還說，這些賠償不包括1942年被佔領的希臘被迫爲納粹提供的無息貸款，這筆貸款還沒有償還。

The estimate of damages comes as Germans are losing patience with Greece over its attempts to renegotiate the terms of its massive bailout.

這些傷害評估是在德國失去了與希臘繼續進行大規模救助計劃談判的耐心後，提出的。

Germany itself has lent Greece 56 billion euros.

德國單獨借給了希臘560億歐元貸款。

The Greek government has not made any formal request for reparations but opinion polls show a claim would have widespread popular support in Greece, which is struggling to avoid another financial collapse.

希臘政府並沒有提出正式的賠款要求，但民意測驗表明，這個要求在掙扎於金融崩潰的希臘得到了廣泛的民間支持。

But Tspiras went as far as suggesting Greece could start confiscating German assets if Berlin refuses to pay.

但是，亞力希克斯表示，如果柏林拒絕支付賠款，他將建議希臘沒收德國資產。

That was described as "bizarre and impertinent" by German media.

這個行爲被德國媒體描述爲"匪夷所思和無禮的"。