Media from around Europe has reported on the growing tensions in Spain as PSOE, in government in Madrid, refuses to dispell suggestions it will intervene in Catalonia and controversy continues over actions by police last weekend.
News agency Reuters
"Spain threatens to send national police to Catalonia after protests"
A Fragmented EU: UK no confidence vote; French yellow jackets; Spain and Catalonia; Italian budget; Greek poverty; Germany losing Merkel, et in. https://t.co/lCVPyMtbx6
— #DSIGlobal (@RichadWottrich) 12 de desembre de 2018
European network Euronews
"Spain threatens to send national police to end Catalonia road protests"
— pere sola gussinyer (@psolagus) 12 de desembre de 2018
Austrian newspaper Die Presse
"Madrid threatens renewed intervention in the Catalan conflict"
Und das in einem EU-Land: "Sánchez droht nun mit einem Eingreifen u
— varoufakis@OK.de (@varoufakis3) 12 de desembre de 2018
schließt nicht aus, dass bald wieder spanische Bereitschaftspolizisten nach Katalonien geschickt werden. Vor allem, um gegen die separatistischen „Verteidigungskomitees" vorzugehen."https://t.co/1eobLEgiWF
Belgian Francophone broadcaster RTBF
"Madrid threatens to take charge of maintaining order in Catalonia"
Madrid menace d'assumer le maintien de l'ordre en Catalogne https://t.co/sY2qoKSxji via @rtbfinfo
— hypokalemic ||*||🎗 (@fgafatg) 12 de desembre de 2018
Swedish-language paper Sydkusten
"The risk of new intervention in Catalonia grows"
Risken för ny intervention i Katalonien ökar - https://t.co/EOhRQ1gAbG https://t.co/a1KcmGWdOp
— Sydkusten Media S.A. (@sydkusten) 12 de desembre de 2018
Luxembourgish Francophone newspaper L'essentiel
"Pedro Sánchez attacks independence supporters"
Pedro Sanchez s'en prend aux indépendantistes https://t.co/2AzaDIbsV1 via @lessentiel Les brexiteurs ce sont de menteurs, les slovènes de violents, les belges ils feraient mieux de se taire...L'#Espagne en sait beaucoup de diplomatie on dirait #Europe #Catalogne
— ANC France 🎗 (@ANC_FRANCE) 12 de desembre de 2018
Luxembourgish German-language paper Tageblatt
"The tension in Catalonia grows further: Madrid threatens new intervention"
Die Spannung in Katalonien steigt wieder: Madrid droht mit neuer Intervention https://t.co/Mq5Wu3JJJ4
— GlobalDefence.net (@globaldefence) 12 de desembre de 2018