Spain's Rajoy rejects mediation over Catalonia crisis

Spanish PM, says there is no mediation possible between democratic law and disobedience, illegality

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday rejected any mediation to resolve the crisis over Catalonia’s independence push. “There is no mediation possible between democratic law and disobedience, illegality,” he told parliament.

Catalonia’s separatist leaders on Tuesday signed an independence declaration but said they were suspending it in the hope Madrid would negotiate.
 

Rajoy also dismissed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont’s independence plan as a “fairy tale”. “It is not peaceful, it is not free, it will not be recognised by Europe and now everyone knows it will have costs,” he added.

He was referring to several big companies which have moved their