G7 leaves people of Elmau, Germany cold: ‘Never again’
By DW
28 June 2022 |
7:32 am
The G7 leaders are meeting for three days in Elmau, Germany. The summit has turned this idyllic corner of Bavaria into a high-security zone that has impacted local businesses and schools, as Sabine Kinkartz found out.
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