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Berlin Forbids the Loveparade
The Berlin Interior Authority has prohibited the Loveparade planned for July 14th. The parade which attracts over 1 million participants yearly, collided with an earlier registered demonstration by Loveparade opponents. This was shared Wednesday 04.04.01 by Interior Senator Eckart Werthebach (CDU Party).
Loveparade speaker Enric Nitzsche: "We are quite surprised about this decision".
In anticipation the Loveparade had already worked on a suggested route compromise: the parade could simultaneously begin in two places, at "Ernst-Reuter-Platz" and at "an der Urania". The paths would lead to the Siegessäule (Victory Column) as in every year. The opposition initiative could then demonstrate in the route section between Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate) and the Siegessäule.
This version would not only relieve the strain on the Tiergarten but also give the opposing demonstrators the already mentioned space of approximately 100,000 sq. meters. So from the side of the Loveparade, a coexistance between both demonstrations is a realistic possibility.
In Werthebach's opinion, this suggested alternative route is not a solution.
The opposition initiative called the motion for the new route inacceptable.
The organizers of the opposition demonstration also called the motion for the new route inacceptable. The initiative has 25,000 expected participants whereas last year a similar action brought the support of around a hundred people.
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). The LoveParade started 8 years ago (I think! ) with only 1 truck and 500 visitors. I think they can expect 2 milion people this year. Let's hope there will be a BERLIN LoveParade.
