Madrid rebukes Catalonia leader after signing of 'independence declaration'

Spain's deputy prime minister has rebuked the Catalonia regional president after lawmakers in the region signed a document they said was a declaration of independence.

Madrid rebukes Catalonia leader after signing of 'independence declaration'

Spain's deputy prime minister has rebuked the Catalonia regional president after lawmakers in the region signed a document they said was a declaration of independence.

Soraya Saenz de Santamaria said Carles Puigdemont "doesn't know where he is, where he is going and with whom he wants to go" after the president signed the Declaration of the Representatives of Catalonia, but delayed its implementation.

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