it and attracting foreign investors. there are one thousand three hundred active german companies in spain catalonia accounts for almost half of these investors if the small north eastern region becomes a separate country the investments of five hundred twenty german companies would break away in one fell swoop. and if it breaks from spain catalonia would presumably lose its status within the e.u. firms are already alarmed with one trade association already advising german firms to put their plans on ice. and should abandon their own expansion plans at least for the next few weeks to see what happens it's always advisable to seek out other locations inside the european union it's clear for the corporations that access to the here a p and single market is of utmost importance. to see forty percent is that something the spanish government in madrid also has in mind they