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).
Los días 2, 3 y 4 de mayo se celebró la cumbre del Banco Central Europeo en Barcelona, la cual se ha convertido en una ciudad sitiada policialmente: 8,000 efectivos se han desplegado en la capital catalana, un total de 2,300 policías nacionales y 1.200 guardias civiles, que se añaden a los 4,500 Mossos d'Esquadra.