Germany's youth demonstrated in cities across the country on Saturday, demanding better schools, affordable living, stronger public services and a greater say in political decisions.
Rallies took place in over 30 cities across Germany, including Berlin, Frankfurt, and Munich, as young demonstrators voiced frustration over what they call a compromised future and overlooked concerns.
Protesters highlighted six key topics, including underfunded schools, increasingly unaffordable living costs and military conscription.
According to the organizing group "Gen Z Regelt," nationwide turnout reached approximately 120,000 participants.
Many demonstrators also expressed deep anxieties over current economic pressures and global conflict.
"Nobody has enough money to live anymore and also people, especially young people, don't have any perspective. They don't know what is going to happen with the world in like five or ten years. Also people don’t want to die in foreign wars just because some politician told them to," said one protester in Munich.
German youth protest nationwide over future concerns
German youth protest nationwide over future concerns
Giant panda Lang Yue safely arrived in Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan in southwest China, on Saturday morning, after departing from Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen, the Netherlands.
The panda was then sent to the Ya'an base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, where it will undergo at least 30 days of quarantine.
Lang Yue is the second cub born to giant pandas Wu Wen and Xing Ya, who were leased to the Netherlands in April 2017, marking the official start of China-Netherlands giant panda conservation and research cooperation. Through this partnership, the two countries have achieved positive results in panda rearing, scientific research, technical exchanges and public education.
Wu Wen and Xing Ya successfully delivered and raised two female cubs in the Netherlands -- Fan Xing, born in May 2020 and Lang Yue, born in July 2024. Fan Xing returned to China in September 2023.
The Ya'an base has prepared enclosures, feed and other quarantine support for Lang Yue. Keepers will closely monitor its health condition throughout the quarantine period and help her get adapted to life in its new home as soon as possible.
Netherlands-born giant panda returns to China
