Climate activists came as visitors to the Bundestag to trigger a fire alarm

The climate activists of the "last generation", who set off a fire alarm in the Bundestag on Monday, came to the Bundestag as regular visitors. The Bundestag confirmed this at the request of WELT. "The people have registered to visit the dome of the Reichstag and have reached the roof terrace level in this way." The activated fire alarm would also have been located there. Members of parliament or parliamentary groups do not have to be present to visit the Reichstag dome.

In protest against the federal government's environmental policy, climate activists from the "Last Generation" initiative blocked several motorway exits in Berlin on Monday. In addition, two people on the roof of the Reichstag building damaged a window, the Berlin police said on request. A person also triggered a fire alarm in the Federal Ministry of Transport.

According to the information, seven access roads of the A100 and the A114 were affected by the motorway blockades on Monday morning. A total of 55 people took part in the protests. 21 activists stuck to the asphalt.

After the end of the blockades, activists tried again in the afternoon to block a lane near the A100, a police spokeswoman said. In connection with the fire alarm triggered in the Federal Ministry of Transport, criminal charges were filed against one person for misusing emergency calls and trespassing.

According to the environmental activists, a fire alarm was also triggered in the Bundestag. "The blaring sirens are proclaiming the obvious: We are in a climate emergency and the government has a duty to act accordingly," the Last Generation Initiative said in a statement on the protests. The federal government ignores this obligation. This is unacceptable, as it endangers the lives of citizens.

According to the Berlin traffic information center, long traffic jams formed as a result of the protests. Accordingly, road users had to expect waiting times of up to 70 minutes in the morning.

The protest actions would last until the government "come to reason", the initiative "Last Generation" announced last week. More and more people are already suffering from the consequences of climate change. Nevertheless, the federal government does not implement "simple security measures" such as a speed limit on motorways.

The "Last Generation" is a nationwide association of climate activists who are trying to get the government to act against the climate crisis with various campaigns. The movement had its origins in a hunger strike that took place ahead of the 2021 federal election to secure talks with the three candidates for the office of Chancellor. According to the initiative, around 250 people between the ages of twelve and 76 are now active members.

Since the beginning of the year, members of the "Last Generation" have repeatedly blocked roads and freeway accesses by sticking themselves to the tarmac or turning off oil pipelines to draw attention to the climate catastrophe.

Just over the weekend, two climate activists stuck themselves to a Picasso painting in Melbourne. The two taped their hands to the acrylic sheet covering the anti-war painting Massacre in Korea at the Victoria National Gallery, police said on Sunday.

According to police, it took around an hour to separate the two activists - a 49-year-old woman from New South Wales and a 59-year-old man from Melbourne - from the picture. Together with the third activist they were temporarily arrested. The gallery emphasized that the work remained intact during the action.