Police violence during referendum in Catalonia has not met with firm EU condemnation

The police violence of Spain's special units during the referendum in Catalonia, which media have reported, has not met the firm condemnation by the European Union for what EU institutions on Monday have been targeted by criticism, Koha Ditore writes today.

Many journalists have insisted at a news conference in Brussels that the European Commission, as an institution obliged to protect EU treaties, be brought to the defense of democratic and law principles in expressing political positions, no matter what anyone thinks about the legality of the referendum.

But in the European Commission's response, more content has only been repeated that, according to the Constitution of Spain, the referendum was illegal, and that this is an internal issue of Spain.

In this way, the European Commission has supported the position of the Government of Spain. European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas, reading a statement on behalf of the European Commission, has said the European Commission thinks it is time for unity and stability.