European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans led a chorus of criticism of Sunday's violence-marred vote in the northern Spanish region. He made no mention of the almost 900 people hurt in the police action to stop the poll. A Catalan flag was removed from the plenary at the demand of a Spanish lawmaker, while some parliamentarians displayed signs supporting the referendum or calling for Rajoy to resign. She said that Rajoy's strategy of using justice and police means to thwart the poll rather than dialogue has failed. Keller also accused the EU Commission of sitting on the fence and failing in its duty as the enforcer of EU laws.

Source: ABC News October 04, 2017 15:33 UTC