​On 10 October, the European Committee of the Regions plenary session held a debate on the Catalan crisis which saw Mr Amadeu Altafaj, Representative of the Government of Catalonia to the EU presenting the current situation and putting a passionate case for Catalonia to the members of the CoR.

During the debate, the European Alliance group President Karl Vanlouwe made the following plea to the EU:

• to condemn the use of violence against people who only wished to exercise their right to vote
• to insist on political dialogue as the way forward between the Catalan and Spanish governments
• to call for international or EU mediation in the dispute

Ms Mairi Gougeon, member of the Scottih Parliament, reiterated the call for a dialogue and added that ruber bullets, tear gas, attacks on emergency services and ordinary members of the public have no place in Europe.

To watch the full debate, please click here (English interpretation).