In his reaction on Declaration of independence of Catalan Republic, the president of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani (EPP, Italy) gave his support to Prime Minister of Spain Mariano Rajoy to move on with the measures, foreseen by the Constitution of Spain to guarantee the union of the Kingdom.

The position is shared by the president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and the president of the European Council Donald Tusk.

The Catalan representatives has already regretted this attitude of the EU officials: