It was a chaotic week in Vienna traffic. The reason for this was the roadblocks of the last generation, which will soon have a sequel.
The last generation kept its word: Five disruptive actions took place five days a week Climate sticker instead – the Viennese traffic sank into pure chaos. The protests did not meet with understanding everywhere, least likely among drivers. The freak out received a lot of attention from celebrity landlord Gerhard Urbanek, who wanted to visit his daughter in the hospital after cancer surgery. But because of the blockades, that wasn’t possible.
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Over 200 ads, 850 police officers on duty
After five days of adhesive chaos, Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) takes stock – with some surprising numbers. So were about 52 arrests pronounced during the operations in Vienna and more than 200 ads replaced. 850 police officers were in use overall, according to the Ministry of the Interior. “The police officers have done consistent work in difficult and sensitive situations over the past few days. I would like to thank all the officers involved in the operations for their professionalism and sensitivity when intervening,” says Karner.
Chancellor checks tightening
Meanwhile, Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) said to “today“Sharply criticized the actions of the last generation. He is examining whether tightening of the climate stickers is necessary. “I have commissioned Interior Minister Gerhard Karner to provide me with a report on how the executive’s use of the climate stickers this week -Actions worked. And to check whether the existing legal and operational regulations are sufficient or whether they need to be tightened up,” says Nehammer.
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New wave in February
Activists around the “last generation” glued themselves to the road at important traffic points in Vienna every morning from Monday to Friday, causing longer traffic jams. After their arrests, they were always released from the police detention center several hours later.
Activists have seen a large increase over the five days. In an interview with the “Burgenländische Volkszeitung (BVZ)”, Florian Wagner, spokesman for the last generation, was happy about 150 new activists who have expressed their willingness to actively support the actions. “The movement has doubled,” says Wagner. For February, the group announced a new one-week “wave” of disruptive actions, until then isolated actions are to take place in Vienna, Graz and Innsbruck.
