Catalan referendum and the reaction by the Spanish Government

Guardian: Reports " Catalan referendum: muted response from EU leaders over police crackdown..Belgian PM one of few national leaders to denounce violence, as most EU leaders appear reluctant to respond formally "

Lets Get Real:

The UK Government should use this development in Catalan to its advantage, it should place pressure on Madrid to support our talks over Brexit, while we make sure that the EU on the whole says nothing about Catalan, it's good because the EU does not want to upset the Spanish, it has enough problems with the Greeks and the UK leaving, so they are hardly going to say anything that causes problems IN Spain, while we cut a good deal with the EU, who says foreign policy has to be ethical.   This above is real politics at its core.   As to Catalan one could care less, law and order must be upheld, thus the riot act should be announced and a curfew at night, that should get people off the streets, the Government of Catalan has not gone through the legal process, also the EU needs one Spain, does not want to fund another poor new Country, the Greeks are bad enough.