Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (52, FDP) Photo: ODD ANDERSEN/AFP
From BZ/dpa
The “last generation” drew a positive conclusion after a conversation with Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP), but wants to continue their protests.
“Today’s conversation with the Minister of Transport was humanely respectful and extremely fruitful,” said Last Generation spokeswoman Lea Bonasera after Tuesday’s meeting. A follow-up meeting in mid-May has been agreed.
Nevertheless, the protest will continue. Bonasera compared this to a union strike to enforce a collective bargaining agreement.
In terms of content, the group’s demands for a speed limit on motorways, a new edition of the 9-euro ticket and the establishment of a company council were discussed. The urgency of the climate crisis and the need to act quickly, she said, was once again able to be shown.
Before the meeting, Wissing said on Deutschlandfunk that in a democracy you have to talk. But it is clear that things cannot go on like this. “Of course I have zero tolerance for offenders.”
The last generation keeps disrupting traffic with blockades to draw attention to their demands for faster and stricter climate protection. Also on Tuesday there were numerous blockades in Berlin.