Brussels defends use of ‘proportionate force’ in Catalonia
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Timmermans, in the opening address, said, “We have shaped our democratic societies based on three principles: democracy, respect for the rule of law and human rights … The three need each other, they cannot exclude each other.” He continued, “If you remove one pillar, then the others will fall too.”
“The regional government of Catalonia has chosen to ignore the law in organizing the referendum of last Sunday,” he said.