Polish MEP urges Trump to back World War II reparations demands from Germany

Polish conservative PiS MEP Arkadiusz Mularczyk (ECR) has sent a letter to US President-elect Donald Trump, urging him to back Poland’s demands for Germany to fork out World War Two reparations. In his letter, Mularczyk congratulated Trump on his recent victory in the US presidential election and stressed the importance of fostering strong US-Polish relations. He also noted the issues he said were “extremely important for Poland”—including efforts to obtain German reparations for World War II, an issue Mularczyk said “has required a just solution for years.” “Poland suffered huge losses as a result of German aggression, and it is important to develop an international partnership to support Poland in striving for historical justice,” he wrote on X. In the letter, Mularczyk also stressed that as an MEP, “he focuses on matters of great importance for his country and his compatriots,” such as the war reparations and transatlantic cooperation. “Here, we count on your support. With your help, our relations will deepen further, and our cooperation will have a positive impact on our part of Europe,” he added. War reparations claims Before losing power to a four-party coalition led by now-Prime Minister Donald Tusk (PO, EPP) in December 2023, the...