Source: European Parliament
Priority question for written answer P-000819/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Arkadiusz Mularczyk (ECR)
In its answer to my question of 10.12.2024 (P-002838/2024), the Commission states that ‘it is primarily a Member State’s responsibility to deal with the sensitive and complex issue of addressing the horrors and crimes committed in the past by totalitarian regimes. Within its competence, the Commission can facilitate the process of remembrance by encouraging discussion and sharing of experiences, as well as promoting best practices.’
Point 2 of the Polish Government’s diplomatic note of 3.10.2022 urges the German Government to engage in dialogue on the issue of reparations for Polish victims and their families for harm caused during WWII, in light of the lack of access to justice for war victims and their families. In a letter of 3.1.2023, the German Government declined to do so, without providing any formal or substantive justification for its decision and despite the fact that this issue has never previously been the subject of negotiations between Poland and Germany.
In accordance with its answer of 19.2.2025, will the Commission take steps to encourage a dialogue between the German Government and Poland on allowing Polish WWII victims and their families to access justice with a view to obtaining reparations for harm caused during the war?
Submitted: 23.2.2025