European Parliament president Antonio Tajani criticised those who "are sowing discord" by not following Spanish law in a speech in Spain on Friday, as the country grapples with a political crisis over Catalonias independence drive.
"While some are sowing discord by deliberately ignoring law, I think we need to remind ourselves of the importance of respecting the rule of law," he said in the northern city of Oviedo as the European Union accepted Spain's Princess of Asturias Concord Prize for its work in harmonising relations between its member states.