Spain Catalonia: Foreign minister denies 'coup' by Madrid
The Spanish Foreign Minister, Alfonso Dastis, has denied that his government's move to reassert control over Catalonia amounts to a "coup".
The speaker of the Catalan parliament, Carme Forcadell, called measures announced by the government on Saturday a "de facto coup d'état".
"If anyone has attempted a coup, it is the Catalan regional government, Mr Dastis told the BBC.
Madrid acted after regional leaders refused to halt an independence drive.
Source: bbc.com
