Scholz criticizes the actions of climate activists against works of art

BERLIN, 5 Nov. (DPA/EP) -

The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has shown this Saturday his discomfort with the attacks against works of art in museums in Europe by climate activists to denounce global warming and the lack of adequate response policies.

"I admit that I do not like works of art to be stained with puree," Scholz said during an act of his Social Democratic Party (SPD) held in Berlin.

In recent weeks, works of art from museums in Berlin, London, Rome, Amsterdam or Madrid have been attacked with tomato soup, mashed potatoes, mashed peas or fake blood.

For Scholz, the protesters should rethink the objective of these actions and has warned that they could be achieving just the opposite with initiatives such as sticking to the road to prevent traffic as the German group Last Generation, Letzte Generation, does.

"I think that people who find themselves in a traffic jam don't suddenly understand the seriousness of the problem, they just get angry and I think that's not a good idea," he argued.