In a speech made to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday 4 October, the First Vice President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, said that the Catalan crisis should be resolved by “those concerned”, namely, “the 46 million Europeans who are Spanish citizens”. This declaration appears to suggest that the possibility of European mediation, under the supervision of the European Commission, is not being envisaged for the time being.
It should be pointed out that...