Cologne has become a centre of resistance to the new arms race. On 1 September, hundreds of members of the “Rheinmetall entwaffnen” alliance opened a protest camp opposing Germany’s militarisation and rising military spending.
Some 800–900 people also took to the streets that day. Protesters opposed arms deliveries, the expansion of the Bundeswehr and the growing influence of Rheinmetall, one of Europe’s largest weapons manufacturers.
The movement’s central demand is simple: stop rearmament and direct public funds to education, healthcare, housing and climate protection. Its message is clear—security comes from cooperation between people and nations, not from more missiles.
“Peace cannot be built on the profits of arms corporations.”
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