Climate activists disrupt Milan's iconic venue

Milan's Chief of Police Bruno Megale on Friday imposed restrictions on 12 members of the Ultima Generazione (UG - Last Generation) group over recent stunts to highlight the need to combat the climate crisis staged at Italian celebrity chef Carlo Cracco's restaurant in the city's Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.

The police issued two orders for suspects to leave the city and 11 Dacur bans on entering venues open to the public, CE Report quotes ANSA.

During stunts on March 19, 23, and 26, after having a drink inside, UG members held up banners and then sat on the floor of the restaurant, effectively occupying it.

In one stunt a protestor stood on a table and poured wine over it.

The group complained that Cracco illegally confiscated one activist's phone.

The actions are part of a long series of controversial acts of civil disobedience UG has staged to draw attention to the climate emergency, including pouring easy-to-wash-off paint over the protective shields of artworks and famous monuments and halting traffic on highways.