AACHEN (dpa-AFX) - Police in Aachen plan to provide information on Monday (12:00 p.m.) about their plans to evict the village of Lützerath, which has been occupied by climate activists. At a press conference, Aachen's police chief Dirk Weinspach and the head of operations are expected to attend. According to the authorities, the eviction is expected to begin in mid-January. According to earlier information, more than 1,000 officers could then be sent into action.

Energy company RWE wants to demolish Lützerath in the Rhineland, in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, in order to mine the coal underneath. However, activists who have announced resistance are now living in the remaining houses, whose former residents have moved away. Tree houses have also been erected in the village. A large police operation is therefore expected so that Lützerath can subsequently be dredged./idt/DP/stk