Spanish Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis was at the European Parliament on Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 October to inform Parliament President Antonio Tajani and the leaders of the political groups of the intentions of the government of Mariano Rajoy.
The visit comes against a particularly tense background, with Madrid announcing on Saturday 21 October that it would trigger Article 155 of the Spanish constitution, suspending the autonomous community of Catalonia and imposing direct rule. Dastis...