The national government must "demand that the German federal government end the pension scheme for these Belgians," lawmakers said, in a legislative text adopted on Tuesday. The pensions are paid under a 1951 German law, which allows World War II war victims to receive a pension, he said. "They may be Belgian nationals or, for example, German nationals who have settled in Belgium," the ministry said. World War II remembrance group "Memoire-Herinnering", which has raised awareness of the scheme, says some beneficiaries even received full salaries several years after the end of the war. Lawmakers insisted that the Belgian government request from Germany "all information needed" to clear up the matter and launch an investigation.

Source: The Local February 21, 2019 08:37 UTC