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“Four Catalan MEPs have asked the European Commission to tell Spain it cannot use military force to stop Catalonia from splitting away.  The letter says: ‘We are writing to you to convey our deep concern over a series of threats of the use of military force against the Catalan population … In these circumstances, the EU should intervene preventatively to guarantee that the resolution of the Catalan conflict be resolved in a peaceful, democratic manner.’  Spanish MEP Alejo Vidal-Quadras had said: ‘They [the government] should be briefing a general of the Civil Guard … the government should think of intervening in the rebellious region if they persist.’”

http://euobserver.com/institutional/117998