Spain says Catalan independence response unclear

 Catalonia's separatist leader has not given Madrid the clear answer it wanted over whether or not he has declared independence, the Spanish foreign minister said Monday.

"It's clear Mr Puigdemont has not responded, has not given the clarity we asked of him," Alfonso Dastis said of a letter sent by Catalan president Carles Puigdemont following an ambiguous independence speech last week.

Source: AFP