https://www.open.online/2023/09/17/berlino-ultima-generazione-porta-brandeburgo-vernice
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This morning, the Brandenburg Gate was dyed fluorescent orange.Letzte Generation (Last Generation, in German) climate activists sprayed paint on the Berlin monument with specially prepared fire extinguishers, and attempted to climb onto it with a hydraulic ladder, but were stopped by the police, who arrested 14 people .“We will not stop our protest until there is a clear change of direction,” the collective said.“We must abandon oil, natural gas and coal by 2030 at the latest.”That is to say, 15 years earlier than Germany plans to achieve carbon neutrality, even if in the last two years the country has not achieved its intermediate objectives.
The mayor's reaction
Paint was also spread on the square in front of the door, with some passers-by treading on it and leaving their fluorescent footprints on the ground.«Berlin's most famous monuments represent drastic changes in history.It starts tomorrow:we are here, and many of us will remain here", added the activists.The protest action was criticized by Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner.The mayor declared that the German capital promotes "freedom of thought and honest debate about the future", adding, however, that with these actions "the group does not only damage the historic Brandenburg Gate, but also the free discussion on issues important aspects of our present and our future."