Catalonia keeps level 4 alert and puts in place extra security measures in public transport

Catalonia will keep the level for terrorist attack at 5 out of 5, after the attacks which killed at least 34 this Tuesday in Brussels. However, extra security measures have been taken at the Catalan airports and throughout Barcelona’s metro network. This is what The Catalan antiterrorist coordination cabinet, composed by the Catalan Minister for Home Affairs, Jordi Jané and the highest ranks of the Catalan police agreed on this Tuesday. Catalan President Carles Puigdemont, condemned the tragic events and offered his condolences to the Belgian people, as well as to the Belgian consul in Catalonia, whom he called to offer his help and support. The Catalan government’s spokeswoman, Neus Munté, urged the Spanish executive to convene the National Security board in order to set in place “the maximum coordination possible”. “When it comes to security and anti-terrorism the government cannot act provisionally", she stated.

Extra security measures have already been set in place at the Catalan airports after the terrorist attacks in Brussels. Numerous police officers have also been distributed throughout Barcelona’s metro network and the Catalan anti-terrorist coordination cabinet will decide which steps to take in the next hours.

The Catalan government’s spokeswoman Neus Munté urged the Spanish executive to convene the Natioanl Security board in order to set in place “the maximum coordination possible”. “When it comes to security and anti-terrorism the government cannot be provisionally”, she stated.

President Puigdemont stressed Catalonia’s compromise with the EU’s foundational values and emphasised that terrorism “won’t bend the democratic will to build a Europe based on values such as peace and coexistence”. The Catalan President expressed the government’s condolences to the families of those who lost their lives this Tuesday in Brussels, in what he called an attack “at the heart of Europe”.