Summary: Photos and updates from the ground in Munich, where many EPO employees gathered in order to protest abusive management (at the same time as a lobbying event in Lisbon)

THREE days ago we published photos from the EPO protest at The Hague and reports from The Hague and Munich protests. The above is a photo from Munich, which helps demonstrate just how heavy the rain was, much to the delight of Battistelli and his thugs. The very fact that half a thousand people marched the streets in their lunchtime break says quite a lot, especially so given this appalling weather.

In addition, some people who attended the demonstration last Thursday put together this short report:

Despite the absolutely awful weather (pouring rain) some 500 (estimated by the police) colleagues took to the streets in the latest demonstration. They were joined by Ms Gabi Schmidt (Mitglied des Bayr. Landtags; Freie Waehler). Target of the demonstration was the Bavarian Ministry of Interior whom SUEPO intended to ask the Minister to use his political influence to improve the situation at the EPO. The meeting was refused with the argument that the “Innenministerium” is not responsible for the EPO. “Not responsible” or “we only have one vote” is the answer that we hear everywhere. We would like to quote Prof Dr Bross (retired judge at the German constitutional court): “with that form of thinking we can have Guantanamo on German soil.” We appreciate that Ms Schmidt and her colleague Ms Susann Bielefeld (SPD) do not turn their heads and look away but actively support our claim for European norms and fundamental rights to be recognised for staff at the EPO.

Involvement and intervention from Gabi Schmidt was mentioned and commended here before [1, 2, 3, 4]. More politicians gradually become better aware of the absurd situation in Eponia. When will this menacing regime be shut down? Clearly it cannot go on like this. ⬆