Video- European Awakening- Anti-capitalist demos in Germany

Thousands of people have held demonstrations across Germany to protest against the dominance of banks, Press TV reports.

On Saturday, about 2,000 demonstrators, calling for system change and democratic alternatives to capitalism, marched toward the German Bundestag (parliament) building in downtown Berlin.

They managed to occupy the lawn outside the Bundestag despite a heavy police presence, with around 700 policemen securing the streets.

However, another group of protesters in Berlin was banned from setting up a protest camp outside the city’s Chancellery, where police had put up barriers to keep out protesters.

Inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement in the United States, the demonstrators say they are determined to continue their protests.

In Frankfurt, at least 6,000 demonstrators gathered at a protest camp outside the European Central Bank, where at least 150 activists in 80 tents are peacefully protesting.

Demonstrations were also held in Cologne, Stuttgart, Munich, and Dusseldorf.