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View of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. File photoMOSCOW, April 30Berlin sued the International Court of Justice against Rome in connection with litigation in Italy for damages caused during World War II.» Germany … filed in the International Court of Justice case against Italy because it (Italy) allegedly failed to respect its (Germany's) jurisdictional immunity as a sovereign state,» reads a release posted on the court's website. Greece counted Germany 9 billion euros for the First World War Of the total damages to Greece, only 1.5% was paid, since Germany stopped paying after the Lausanne conference. Athens believes that Greece's claims remain valid. Germany refers to a court decision in 2012, which confirms that the country has legal immunity from claims in foreign courts from victims of Nazism. However, in 2014, the Italian Constitutional Court ruled that the obligation to follow the 2012 judgment depends on the fundamental principle of legal protection of fundamental rights in accordance with the country's constitutional law. Germany in violation of Germany's sovereign immunity.» Since the 2014 decision, at least 15 court proceedings have decided on claims against the FRG in connection with the «conduct of the German Reich during World War II». Berlin calls on the court to declare that Rome continues to violate the obligation to respect Germany's sovereign immunity by taking measures» in relation to state property in its territory or threatening to take them. Germany also wants Italy to guarantee the termination of judgments infringing on its right and fully compensate for the damage.» In its request, Germany asks the court, in particular, to oblige Italy to ensure that the German property noted in the application will not be exposed in the open Merkel did not respond to Greece's demand for war reparations