News - Germany to pay compensation to victims of occupation in Poland

Survivors of the Nazi occupation during World War II in Poland will be able to receive assistance from the German government in the near future. This was announced on Tuesday, July 2, at a joint press conference with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw by German Federal Chancellor Olaf, DW reports.Scholz said Germany "recognizes the gravity of its guilt" and responsibility "for the millions of victims of the German occupation."He noted that Berlin continues to adhere to the principle of historical responsibility. Tusk added that the financial aid should arrive within a few months.Politicians did not specify what will be the amount of compensation to be paid to about 40,000 Poles who suffered from German occupation during World War II.Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, in turn, called the statement of the FRG Chancellor the right step. "There is no amount of money that could compensate for everything that happened during World War II," he said.