Climate action on the Bundesplatz – Bern makes one last offer to activists – now advising – News

• The Bern city council allows activists to act despite the ultimatum. He makes them one last offer.
• They let Tuesday’s ultimatum pass at lunchtime without any reaction. Instead, they showed each other what to do if the police were arrested.
• You can follow the current situation at Bundesplatz here on the live stream.
• By occupying the Bundesplatz, the climate movement wants to pressure politicians to protect the climate more.

The ultimatum has expired, they have to go. But obviously they want to stay. “We want to be heard,” says Hanna Fischer, a spokeswoman for the group. Your message has not yet arrived. The activists chain themselves and thus ensure that the police cannot simply take them away. “We protest peacefully. We don’t see any reason why we should go, ”says the activist. They are aware that it is illegal, but their concern for the weather justifies action.

Meanwhile, protesters seek more support; With an email appeal, they are trying to get more people to come to the Bundesplatz.

Second demonstration in Bern

A second demonstration took place in Bern on Tuesday afternoon, cantonal police confirmed on Twitter. The police used tear gas and water cannons.

The march attempted to move from Kornhausplatz to Bundesplatz and was prevented from doing so. Then the crowd headed towards the bulwark, where the water cannons were used. The demo is still ongoing.

The city does not want an escalation

The municipal council of the city of Bern announced Tuesday afternoon after the meeting that it would let the protesters do their thing. Until Tuesday night, anyway. It gives them the opportunity to give in on Tuesday night, clear the Bundesplatz and move to the Waisenhausplatz, the Kleine Schanze or another part of the city of Bern.

The government, especially Mayor Alec von Graffenried, is under pressure. Parliament requires that the seat, as established by law, remain free during the session. If the activists reject this offer, the local council will consider the search for a compromise to have failed, he wrote in a statement Tuesday afternoon. Meanwhile, activists tweet: “The plenary will now decide on our next steps.”

SVP request rejected

The atmosphere in parliament is heated. The SVP wanted to increase pressure on the Bern city authorities with a new request for order. A narrow majority rejected the request Tuesday afternoon.

With 90 to 79 votes and 16 abstentions, Esther Friedli’s (SVP / SG) request for a regulation narrowly failed. Unlike the night before, the parliamentary groups of the FDP and CVP no longer voted unanimously in favor of the motion and some abstained.

Yesterday, the president of the National Council, Isabelle Moret, and the president of the Council of States, Hans Stöckli, demanded that the city and the canton of Bern “determine that this act is illegal.”

Climate activists are calling for “a net zero policy by 2030 and climate justice.” Activist Meret Schefer told SRF that several “sectors with influence” were also addressed, such as the financial sector or the energy industry. It is important to the organizers that the action remains peaceful and colorful despite civil disobedience.