The current government has been saddled with problems left over from the previous conservative government so it's hard not to push back against the piling on from fellow EU member states. Greece complained that Italy was even more aggressive with its risky Wall Street deals but they saved the harshest criticisms for Germany. The German politicians have been excessive with their attacks and Greece returned the favor. Reuters:
Pangalos criticized Germany's attitude towards the Greek crisis, saying Athens had never received compensation for the economic impact of the Nazi occupation during World War Two.
"They took away the Greek gold that was at the Bank of Greece, they took away the Greek money and they never gave it back. This is an issue that has to be faced sometime in the future," he said.
"I don't say they have to give back the money necessarily but they have at least to say 'thanks'," he said. "And they shouldn't complain so much about stealing and not being very specific about economic dealings."
