The region around Schloss Elmau experiences exhausting days during the G7 summit. The mayor of Garmisch-Partenkirchen speaks of high burdens.
For the mayor of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Elisabeth Koch (CSU), the burdens on citizens from the G7 summit are currently “close to the tolerance limit”.
The high police presence should ensure the peaceful course of the meeting – that benefits the citizens, Koch told the German Press Agency on Friday. In order to support this goal in the best possible way, all available parking spaces for the police and rescue services would have to be kept free more or less in the short term.
“We are very aware that the burdens and restrictions on our citizens are currently reaching a point that is just close to the tolerance limit,” said Koch. “We didn’t choose the situation, now we have to make the best of it and just stay pragmatic.” In a week the “spook will be over”.
Hopefully the meeting will bring resilient declarations of will from the heads of state and government. A few weeks ago, Koch emphasized that the meeting was more important than ever in view of the war in Ukraine.
Several facilities in town are closed, including an outdoor pool – the Alpspitz-Wellenbad – and the bouldering hall. The areas are partly used by the police. Another outdoor pool is open.
The famous Partnachklamm has also been closed since Friday – “to protect our aid organizations”, as Koch said. “Both the rescue workers of the BRK, as well as the fire brigades or the THW can not use an operation in the Partnachklamm in the current tense situation.” Rescuing an injured person can be complex and lengthy here. We want to avoid this case.
Protest camp is set up
Critics of the G7 summit have started setting up their protest camp on a meadow on the Loisach in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Around 750 people can camp here on summit days, with more if necessary, camp applicant York Runte said on Friday. Around 30 activists were busy setting up the camp in the morning, and dozens of police officers stood at the entrances to the camp. Cooperation with the police works well, said Runte.
It is still unclear whether and how there will be a demonstration near the Schloss Elmau conference venue. “Being shuttled there with police buses has nothing to do with the right to assembly,” Runte criticized a proposal currently being discussed. At least you want to go there in your own bus. The police said that coordination between applicants and the authorities was still ongoing.
According to the district office, around 25 events in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen area have been registered around the summit. Of these, almost ten had been approved by Thursday.
The G7 meeting will take place for the second time from June 26th to 28th in the luxury hotel Schloss Elmau at the foot of the Wetterstein mountains.
Source: Stern
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