Polish president visits Germany amid tensions over WWII reparations

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Polish president visits Germany amid tensions over WWII reparations  Polish President Karol Nawrocki has arrived in Berlin with a clear demand: war reparations from Germany. Yet amid Russian aggression, Poland also needs its neighbour’s support. Experts told Euronews what's at stake.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/16/polish-president-visits-germany-amid-tensions-over-wwii-reparations  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has rejected Poland's renewed demands for reparations.

00:09Steinmeier welcomed Polish President Karol Narocki with military honors in front of his official residence, Belieu Palace.

00:18The demand for reparations has gained new urgency in the light of the recent violations of Polish airspace by Russian drones.

00:27Poland may need its name by Germany more than ever before.

00:32Germany's Commissioner for Polish Affairs, Newt Abraham, warns against straightening German-Polish relations.

00:39What we really do not need is a decrease in the German-Polish relationship

00:50through a reparations debate, which is known that Germany has the title for really closed.

01:00German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reaffirmed this position during a conversation with the Polish President at the Chancellery.

01:08Abraham hopes that a modern interpretation of the concept of reparations and compensation can be found.

01:15As serious as the Russian threat is, it also brought Germany and Poland closer together.

01:34Of course, the external threat brings us stronger in the inner state.

01:41We are, and this makes this point clear, we are a part of a relationship.

01:48And in this relationship we have to and want to understand ourselves well.

01:53And we must also ensure that this threat, which has been created in 35 years,

02:00will not be caused by a not necessary discussion.

02:08Berlin and Warsaw thus face a new challenge, finding common answers in the present.

02:14The Polish President Karol Nawrotsky for 1,3 Billion Euro from Germany

02:23as a Wiedergutmachung for the grolletaten of Nazis in the Second World War.

02:28At the same time, Poland will be a safe threat against the threat of Russia.

02:31A Belastungsprobe for the German-polnian relationship.

02:34Germany has a safe guarantee.

02:37The relationship between Poland and Germany will continue to develop,

02:41will not only affect the friendship of the countries, but also affect the peace of Poland.

02:43In Europe.

02:46Diana Resnick, from Berlin, for Euronews.

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