This post is part of our special coverage Europe in Crisis. On May 2, 3, and 4 the European Central Bank meeting took place in Barcelona, Spain, a city that became sieged by the police: 8,000 police were drafted into the Catalan capital, a total of 2,300 national police officers and 1,200 civil guards, plus 4,500 troopers (Mossos d’Esquadra).
Els dies 2, 3 i 4 de maig es va celebrar la cimera del Banc Central Europeu a Barcelona, que es va convertir en una ciutat assetjada policialment: 8000 efectius es van desplegar a la capital catalana, un total de 2300 policies nacionals i 1200 guàrdies civils, que es van afegir als 4500 Mossos d'Esquadra.