Letter from young people in Germany to the Merz government: 'We can no longer watch you spend our future'

Young people who formed the "Gen Z regelt" initiative in Germany wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Friedrich Merz and the German government expressing their demands before the demonstrations they will organize across the country on October 31, 2026 to improve education and living conditions.

'WE CANNOT WATCH YOU ANY LONGER WASTE OUR FUTURE'

In the letter published on the initiative's website, it was stated that the initiative consists of students, vocational training students and working young people, and said: "We are the future of this country and we cannot watch you spend our future any longer. Your savings policy takes away all hope from us." The expression was used.

In the letter, it is emphasized that policies carried out on the backs of young people damage the trust in democracy, and said, "A generation loses trust in democracy when it sees that it is only benefited from but never supported." evaluation was included.

'ENOUGH NOW'

In the letter expressing the reaction by saying "Enough is enough", it was pointed out that issues such as schools in ruins, insufficient teacher staff, climate crisis, price increases, compulsory military service and military examination were being addressed without listening to young people, without taking their concerns seriously and without listening to their objections.

In the letter, it was pointed out that instead of supporting and encouraging young people, continuous cuts were made and said, "Your policy is causing our future to hit the wall." The expression was used.

For this reason, the demands of young people were listed in the letter, which stated that they would take to the streets in a peaceful and determined manner in more than 20 cities on October 31.

Among the demands were allocating a budget to schools instead of cuts, placing the concerns of young people at the top of the agenda, an economically livable life, sharing the burden fairly instead of saving money on the young generation, saying "no" to compulsory military service, protecting fundamental rights and resolutely protecting the climate.

CALL TO ACTION FOR JUSTICE ON OCTOBER 31

In the letter, it was stated that there would be demonstrations for justice and against division on October 31.

According to the information on the initiative's page, demonstrations are planned to be held in 32 cities, including Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Munich and Cologne.