G7 summit: "Bavaria is still part of Germany" - Söder explains the absence of Scholz in a Twitter greeting
Created: 06/27/2022, 14:13
By: Tanja Kipke, Veronika Mahnkopf, Felix Herz, Magdalena Fürthauer
The G7 summit in Elmau on the first day: in addition to politics, the partner program and protest, the Bavarian Prime Minister also caused a stir.
G7 summit in Elmau : US President Biden wants to have a one-to
-one talk
with Chancellor Scholz before the meeting officially begins on Sunday
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Greenpeace protest against the G7 summit: Activists lit hundreds of candles on the mountain on Saturday evening in a peace sign.
Conclusion on the demo - peaceful protest in Garmisch-Partenkirchen: There were no major clashes, overall the atmosphere was largely calm.
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All information on current developments of the G7 summit in Elmau can be found here.
Update from June 26, 8:45 p.m .:
The arrival of US President Joe Biden in Munich and then in Elmau caused a stir several times: Not only did the Bavarian Prime Minister Dr.
Markus Söder was mocked by the network because of his choice of clothing, Biden also used a surprising means of transport to get to Elmau.
But Söder's greeting did not go uncommented either: At the start of the G7 summit in Elmau, he welcomed the participating heads of state and government with a greeting on Twitter - except for Olaf Scholz, who was missing from the posted photo.
This caused irritation, to which Söder now reacted.
In a ZDF special, the CSU boss put it on record: "The Chancellor is not a foreign state guest, but the Chancellor.
And Bavaria still definitely belongs to Germany.
And so should it stay".
The fact that he forgot or intentionally left out Scholz was far-fetched, according to Söder.
G7 summit in Elmau: Summary of the demo - peaceful protest in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Update from June 26, 6.45 p.m .:
The demonstration around the G7 summit in Elmau has now ended.
The police put the number of participants at 800 to 900, the organizers speak of up to 2,000 demonstrators.
Our employees on site reported an overall peaceful mood.
The protest march was accompanied by a massive police presence.
The main topics of the demo were the danger of an escalation of the Ukraine war and the climate crisis.
Before the start of the demonstration march, a spokeswoman told the politicians: "We will not allow them to destroy our planet and our future".
Update from June 26, 5:30 p.m .:
During the demonstration on Sunday, June 26, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the situation remained calm, there were no major clashes between the demonstrators and the police.
However, there was one side incident: According to the police, a man repeatedly insulted officials and resisted massively when he was arrested.
He was also slightly injured.
Further investigations into the incident are pending.
As the police later announced, the man was not a participant in the demonstration.
According to observers, the man was visibly drunk.
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In Garmisch-Partenkirchen, G7 opponents demonstrated under a massive police presence against the summit in Schloss Elmau.
© Andreas Seiler
G7 summit in Elmau: the demonstration on Sunday
Update from June 26, 5:30 p.m.:
Of course, foreign journalists also came to the G7 summit in Elmau.
Our employee Katharina Brumbauer found out what the international journalists say about the work on site.
Update from June 26, 4:40 p.m .:
The fact that the G7 summit is taking place in Elmau continues to cause discussions.
Now the mayor of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Elisabeth Koch (CSU), commented on the decision: "That can't be true," she thought.
She also has a request to the government and tells what she's doing after the stress at the summit.
Update from June 26, 4:20 p.m.:
The demonstration in Garmisch-Partenkirchen against the G7 summit is nearing its end.
A closing ceremony follows.
The police estimate the number of participants at around 800. The protests have so far been largely peaceful, with occasional breaches of regulations and the use of Bengalos.
Other demo participants held their banners protectively over those firing.
G7 Summit in Elmau: Climate Crisis and Ukraine War Main Issues
Update from June 26, 3:13 p.m .:
The protest march is now on the move and is marching the route through Garmisch-Partenkirchen as planned.
The police initially estimated the number of participants at around 800. The rally was accompanied by a massive contingent of security forces.
The central themes of the rally included the climate crisis and the fear of an escalation of the Ukraine war.
"We will not allow them to destroy our planet and our future," said a spokeswoman at the rally before the start of the march towards politics.
G7 summit in Elmau: planned as a large demo, but only a few are there - the protest march in pictures
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Update from June 26, 1:07 p.m .:
The protest of the G7 opponents in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, announced as a large demo, has begun.
Apparently only around 150 participants came.
The police are clearly in the majority.
Gradually, more demonstrators are added.
A rally is currently taking place on St.-Martin-Straße in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Franz Haslbeck from the protest alliance "Stop G7 Elmau" continues to look for folders for the demo via microphone.
Update from June 26, 12:20 p.m .:
At the press conference of the G7 opponents’ protest camp, the activists gave insights into their planned actions for the next few days.
The big demo in Garmisch-Partenkirchen is scheduled for this Sunday at 1 p.m.
One expects participants who are currently on their way from Munich.
On Monday at 10 a.m. there will be star marches with activists from the Global South - for example from Morocco - a hike is also planned in the direction of Elmau.
G7 summit in Elmau: activists in the protest camp complain about demo requirements
There were complaints that the actions were approved very late and that conditions were surprisingly decided.
The letter from the authorities said that outhouses had to be set up for the demo and that dogs were also forbidden.
The activists complained against both points.
Toilet houses do not have to be set up after all, the ban on dogs remains.
A demo at Schloss Elmau was also initially banned.
50 demonstrators are now allowed to demonstrate, but they should be driven there with police buses.
This is not reasonable for the participants from the Global South.
Activists of the "Stop G7 Elmau" alliance at the press conference in the protest camp.
© Tanja Kipke
The activists are also suing against the stand at the castle.
"It's not within call and sight," emphasized applicant Franz Haslbeck.
500 meters as the crow flies between the planned location and the conference venue Schloss Elmau.
"They wanted to take us for fools, there's no other way to put it." In the end, the camp expresses its solidarity with two people who were apparently arrested in Garmisch-Partenkirchen last night.
They didn't want to say more about it.
Update from June 26, 10:20 a.m.:
Greenpeace activists placed a 60-meter peace sign made of burning candles on a rock face near Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Saturday evening shortly before the start of the G7 summit.
A Greenpeace spokeswoman said that this was an appeal to the heads of state and government to accelerate the phase-out of fossil fuels in order to decisively advance climate protection and enable a more peaceful world.
G7 summit in Elmau: Greenpeace lights candles on Waxenstein
Almost a dozen activists had carried 310 oversized tea lights to 1,600 meters on the Waxenstein and lit them there.
On banners they demanded "G7: Exit Fossils, Enter Peace" and "G7: Stop gas, oil and coal now".
Greenpeace lit a peace sign from candles at the Waxenstein on Saturday for the G7 summit.
© Karl-Josef Hildenbrand
"It is the income from gas, oil and coal that finances Putin's war of aggression against Ukraine on a daily basis," the spokeswoman warned.
It would be a fatal mistake to now replace Russian imports with fossil fuels from other countries to the same extent.
That would further fuel the climate catastrophe and fuel new crises and conflicts.
So far, the German G7 presidency has made little progress on climate protection and the global energy transition.
G7 summit in Elmau: streets in Garmisch-Partenkirchen closed due to the arrival of the heads of state
Update from June 26, 8:10 a.m
.: The arrival of the heads of state and government at the G7 summit at Schloss Elmau near Garmisch-Partenkirchen has so far been without incident.
The police reported on Sunday morning that there were initially no disruptive actions and blockades by opponents.
Officials stood along the so-called protocol route across Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the morning.
Local roads are closed when the heads of state convoys pass.
There are fences along the protocol route in the Garmisch area, and tens of thousands of manhole covers have been sealed to protect the vehicles from attacks.
US President Joe Biden arrived on Saturday evening for his first visit to Germany since taking office (see previous updates).
Air Force One with the President on board landed in Munich late in the evening.
The US President then traveled on to Elmau by helicopter and car - the protocol route was closed to other traffic around midnight for his arrival.
In some cases, pedestrians were not allowed to cross the street.
G7 summit in Elmau: protest action at the ski jump
Update from June 25, 11:05 p.m.:
On the sidelines of the upcoming G7 summit in Elmau, there was a protest in Garmisch-Partenkirchen around 10 p.m.
The heads of the G7 heads of state and government were projected onto the large Olympic ski jump.
Below you can read: “Corona, climate, hunger – G7, can you make the jump?” The saying was also in English and French.
The campaign was organized by "One", a movement that, according to its own press release, "is committed to ending extreme poverty and avoidable diseases by 2030." However, it is questionable whether the projection is visible as far as Elmau.
A protest action on the ski jump in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
© Daniel Quero Espino
Elmau: G7 summit starts on Sunday - Biden landed in Munich
Update from June 25, 10:55 p.m .:
US President Joe Biden has now got off the plane and been received by the Bavarian Prime Minister Söder.
After a brief welcome from the clubs, Biden goes directly to Elmau by helicopter.
Joe Biden was received by Markus Söder at Munich Airport.
© CHRISTOF STACHE / AFP
Update from June 25, 10:40 p.m .:
As reported by
tagesschau24
, US President Biden has just landed at Munich Airport.
According to the reporter, it will be a while before he can get out because of the safety precautions.
Markus Söder, a brass band and various rifle clubs are already ready.
G7 summit in Elmau: Emanuel Macron arrives in Bavaria
Update from June 25, 9:55 p.m .:
As the Merkur team reports on site, Emmanuel Macron landed in Elmau at 9:18 p.m. by helicopter.
His US colleague is also expected in Munich in about an hour, after which he should go directly to the Bavarian Alps.
Residents around Garmisch-Partenkirchen not only report pleasant experiences from the G7 summit.
Update from June 25, 9:05 p.m .:
A few minutes ago, Markus Söder received French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte at Munich Airport.
Now it should go directly from there by helicopter to Elmau.
US President Biden is expected at around 10:45 p.m. and is also to be welcomed by the Bavarian Prime Minister.
Shortly before, the utmost caution was still being exercised in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, since a suspicious package was discovered.
However, it has now turned out to be harmless.
Special forces had examined the object - it was not suspected of being explosive, said a police spokesman on Saturday evening.
"We don't yet know where the package belongs." It is now considered a found object.
Prime Minister Markus Söder welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte together with Bavarian riflemen.
© Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP
G7 summit in Elmau: protest camp is preparing for tomorrow's demo
Update from June 25, 8:25 p.m .:
While the participants of the G7 summit are arriving at Schloss Elmau, the critics’ camp in Garmisch-Partenkirchen is also filling up.
"We are here from different movements, but we are united in the conviction that it cannot be the case that decisions that affect the whole world are made by seven people who basically represent individual national interests," explained one of the camp spokespersons 27-year-old Christopher from Berlin.
On Sunday, as soon as the G7 summit begins, there will be a demo through the town at the foot of the Zugspitze.
G7 summit in Elmau: Joe Biden on his way to Munich – one-to-one talks with Olaf Scholz
First report from June 25th:
Munich/Garmisch-Partenkirchen - The preparations in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the surrounding area went on for months, in Munich the first large demonstration took place - now the time has come.
The G7 summit in Elmau officially begins on Sunday, June 26th.
US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron will arrive in Bavaria on Saturday evening, June 25th.
Until Tuesday, June 28th, the representatives of the most important industrial nations will come together in the tranquil south of Bavaria.
For three days, the participants at the G7 summit in Elmau will then discuss the Ukraine war, the climate crisis, the state of the world economy and global cohesion between democracies - the agenda of this year's G7 summit is extensive.
G7 summit in Elmau: Biden and Macron on the way to the top meeting
The message came on Saturday afternoon: Joe Biden is on his way to Munich.
The US President is expected to arrive at Munich Airport in the late evening, around 10.45 p.m., with the famous Air Force One.
There, Bavaria's Prime Minister Dr.
Markus Söder (CSU) in reception.
Afterwards, the helicopter will take you to Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
US President Joe Biden climbs into the helicopter in front of the White House.
This marks the beginning of his journey to Munich and the G7 summit.
© EPA/Yuri Gripas / POOL
Emmanuel Macron is expected to arrive around 8 p.m.
The French President will also arrive in Bavaria on Saturday evening, one day before the summit meeting officially begins.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and host of this year's summit meeting will also be there from Saturday.
The rest of the G7 leaders will arrive on Sunday: Mario Draghi (Italy), Fumio Kishida (Japan), Boris Johnson (UK) and Justin Trudeau (Canada).
Ursula von der Leyen (European Commission) and Charles Michel (European Council) will also take part.
G7 summit 2022 in Elmau: talks between Scholz and Biden
The first important events at the G7 summit took place on Saturday: in Munich, 15 organizations had called for a major demonstration as part of the top political meeting, and around noon the international media center in Garmisch-Partenkirchen was opened.
There were also the first G7 demos on site.
The summit officially begins on Sunday, June 26th.
Even before that, Scholz and Biden will meet for bilateral talks.
According to the federal government, the topic is the German-American relationship and the topics that will be discussed at the G7 summit in Elmau and at the subsequent NATO meeting in Madrid.
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G7 summit 2022 in Elmau: rally and demonstration in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
The first joint talks between the G7 members then follow in the course of the day.
At the same time there is the first major demo in Garmisch-Partenkirchen: The action alliance "Stop G7 Elmau" calls for a rally including a demonstration train.
The protest camp for this has been in place since Friday.
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