Tajani supports Rajoy in unity of Spain

In his reaction on Declaration of independence of Catalan Republic, the president of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani (EPP, Italy) gave his support to Prime Minister of Spain Mariano Rajoy to move on with the measures, foreseen by the Constitution of Spain to guarantee the union of the Kingdom.

https://twitter.com/EP_President/status/923958096506089472

The position is shared by the president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and the president of the European Council Donald Tusk.

For EU nothing changes. Spain remains our only interlocutor. I hope the Spanish government favours force of argument, not argument of force.

— Charles Michel (@eucopresident) October 27, 2017

The Catalan representatives has already regretted this attitude of the EU officials:

EU will lose credibility if it tolerates direct rule of Catalonia by Madrid: regional official https://t.co/0cZEl5IPW0

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 23, 2017