“The National Council of Bid Debt of Germany to Greece» asks from the new government the implementation of the decision of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Greek Parliament in order to create a Select Committee comprised of members of the Parliament and three lawyers that are fully aware of this issue having the Chairman of the Parliament as the Chairman of the Committee” underlined to an interview to “In-On” magazine, the Special Secretary of the National Council of Bid Debt of Germany to Greece, Mr. Stefanos Linaios.
The Committee-he continued- will ask to present itself in front of the German Bundestag in order to expose all the details that oblige the German Government to pay its debts. At the same time the duty of the new Minister of Justice is to proceed to the execution of the decisions of the Greek courts which satisfy the claims of the Greek citizens and literally invalidate immunity.
Additionally –he mentioned- the Greek people should be informed, to rise and with the slogan “You owe us, we owe you nothing”, force the Greek government face this important national issue seriously and responsibly.
Moreover, he clarified that “we have decided that after the election of the new government the General Assembly of the National Council is going to be held, in order to design the materialization of the proposals regarding the payment of the German debts and spread the boycott of German products throughout Greece. A reduction in consumption has already been noticed by 30%.Two months ago, the Bar Association, the Medical Association and the Technical Chamber, decided to participate in this pan-Hellenic boycott.
The aspects of the Holocaust in Greece include:
-The stealing of countless and priceless archaeological treasures.
-Destructions: 15 billion dollars. Market value of 1938, current value 108 billion Euros without interest
-The forced loan: current value 54 billion Euros without interest.
-The destruction of the economy of Greece namely the 51% of the shares of SOEs as well as those of the large private enterprises.
– The feeding of the occupation army, a total of 670.000 troops (German, Italian, and Bulgarian) as well as the feeding of Romel’s army in Africa (except for Greece only) reached the amount of 8 billion drachmas per month.
-Counterfeit bank notes: a direct sacking of the enterprises with the counterfeit note and also the immediate sacking of Greek currency. They also stole 73 tons of copper.
-A forced loan that reached the amount of 3,5 billion dollars on March 23rd, 1942 market value of 1938. Moreover, through confiscations, the 10% of the agricultural production was taken. There were also confiscations in the means of transport, railways, ships, cars, bicycles even animals, while they seized and robbed houses and stores all over Greece.
If we count, we have 89 acknowledged martyrdom cities. Literally the whole Greece is a Holocaust -cemetery. The 14% of the Greek population was eliminated.
It has to be noted here that through the rough calculations of the economists –members of the National Council the total amount of the German debts in present value comes to the staggering amount of 1, 2 trillion Euros.
For the Greeks who live in Germany and the Germans of today who claim that it is not fair the present Germans to pay for the crimes of their ancestors, we clarify that the Germans destroyed themselves, destroying at the same time the whole Europe. When the war was over, we did not claim the German compensation, along with other devastated countries by the Nazi, and the Germans were able to financially recover allowing the present Germans to live comfortably.
Therefore, the present Germans have the obligation to support Greek people to financially recover, too. And we should not forget that the present bad economic situation that Greece faces is not solely due to the inability of some post war governments but also to the big European countries and Germany in particular which exploited this very inability.
It should not be forgotten that all the countries that were destroyed by the Nazi Occupation have been compensated, except Greece”.
Curriculum Vitae
Stefanos Linaios (his real name was Dionysios Mitilineos son of George), was born in Messina in the municipality of Messinia.
He is an actor, writer and director. He is a graduate of the Theatre School of Athens, he attended courses during 1967-69 (during the years of his self-exile in London, in the 7-year junta), in the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art – RADA) in London. During the period of 1954-1967 he cooperated with more than 20 theatrical companies, he participated in a few films and TV programs as well as in numerous radio broadcasts.
Stefanos Linaios along with his wife the actress Ellie Fotiou are the founders of the theatrical group “Modern Greek Theater” located in “Alpha Theater” from 1971 till today. He has written novels such as «Some deaths» and many studies including “The Theater of tomorrow”, “Struggles and anxieties”, “The chain” and recently his autobiography, “A river sea”.
He served as Secretary General in the Greek Actors Association (1965-1967) and he is an honorary member for life in the British Actors Association. He was a member of the Greek Parliament during 1989-1990 and City Councilor in the municipality of Athens in 1986-1990.