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Protests Hit Major German Cities as Thousands Demonstrate Against Surging Energy Costs
The protest organizers “estimated the total turnout at about 24,000 — including around 6,000 in Berlin, 5,000 each in Düsseldorf and Frankfurt, and 4,000 in Stuttgart.
Thousands of people took to the streets in Berlin, Frankfurt, and other large German cites against rising energy prices and the soaring cost of living as the country faces a bitter winter amid a dwindling fuel supply.
With electricity becoming unaffordable and businesses closed due to high energy costs, organizers of the Saturday’s demonstration are calling the government to intervene.In Berlin, the police talked of a “quiet and relaxed” situation and estimated that the number of participants peaked at around 2,800. Protesters carried placards such as “We fight for every sector and every job” and “No sale of Hamburg port to China” [a reference to the proposed takeover of the Hamburg port terminal by the Chinese state-owned shipping company COSCO]. The organizers spoke of 6,000 demonstrators.
[This and other excerpts from German news reports translated by the author]
Protests Hit Major German Cities as Thousands Demonstrate Against Surging Energy Costs
The protest organizers 'estimated the total turnout at about 24,000 — including around 6,000 in Berlin, 5,000 each in Düsseldorf and Frankfurt, and 4,000 in Stuttgart.'
legalinsurrection.com