Based on the icy silence Carles Puigdemont encountered in Brussels, it appears the EU will continue to rely on Spain to resolve crisis itself
It was no accident that the sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont turned up in Brussels, after vanishing from Spain.“I am here in Brussels as the capital of Europe,” he told reporters, dismissing suggestions he wanted political asylum. “I am asking for Europe to react.”
This vague call for European action was greeted with resounding silence in the corridors of Brussels and other EU capitals. Only the Belgian government offered any response, forced by the media furore his arrival created. “Mr Puigdemont is in Belgium, neither at the invitation or the initiative of the Belgian government,” said a statement from the prime minister’s office, calling for political dialogue in Spain.
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