The head of the Spanish government, Mariano Rajoy, has set the President of the Catalan government, Carles Puigdemont, a further ultimatum, to state by 10 o'clock on Thursday morning whether or not Catalonia is declaring independence.
“I deeply regret that you have decided not to respond to the request of 11 October and, consequently, have not stated whether any authority of the Generalitat has declared the independence of Catalonia”, the head of the Spanish government responded.
He went...