IOM is ready to make payments as soon as legal peace is established

Recent US Court decision may further delay compensation

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On 7 March, Federal Judge Shirley Wohl Kram in New York refused to dismiss the class action suit that is standing in the way of the establishment of adequate legal security for German enterprises as required by the German Foundation Act. Judge Kram has stressed that it was unjust to canada goose outlet canada dismiss the lawsuit without an assurance that the German Foundation “Remembrance, Responsibility and Future” would be fully funded. While the German Government has already canada goose outlet in usa transferred it’s share of the https://www.bamschaatsteam.nl 5 billion Deutsche Mark to the Foundation, German industry has canada goose outlet store uk so far only contributed part canada goose outlet toronto factory of the 5 billion Deutsche Mark it agreed to make available. canada goose outlet nyc The Foundation was official canada goose outlet set up jointly by the German Government and the German industry as the exclusive forum for the resolution of any Nazi related labour and property claims against German entities.

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