Two recent bank wants to advance price of talks that exceed e. U. Summit today but the e. U. Says not enough progress has been made yet to move things forward is there any way out of the impasse and german chancellor Angela Merkel tries to iron out the differences between her possible new partners in government theyre looking to form a three Way Coalition never tried before in Germanys National parliament. Im sorry kelly welcome to the Program Thanks for joining us. The catalonia crisis in catalonia is escalating now spain is preparing to take full control of the semi autonomous region after the Catalan Leader refused to give up demands for independence the Central Government in madrid has said that Carlos Bustamante ignored a thursday deadline to withdraw catalonia as plans to break away now he must face the consequences. The game of brinkmanship eats up cattle and lead to collars pushed him on at the Regional Parliament for the latest showdown camera struggle to get a good glimpse of the man who is refusing to back down in his latest letter to the Spanish Government he warned that the Catalan Parliament could photo to clare independence if madrid tragus article one hundred fifty five this allows spain Central Government to take over any of the countrys seventeen autonomous regions if they break the law which declaring independence is deemed to be. The Spanish Governments reaction to double down the government will continue with the processing of article one hundred fifty five of the constitution with a goal to restore the law in catalonia. Spain says it will hold a special Cabinet Meeting on saturday to activate article one hundred fifty five this is never been used in modern spanish history so what does that mean in practice it would allow madrid to sack Regional Office holders dissolve the Regional Parliament and assume control of all regional authorities. New elections would be held in catalonia until then madrid could fill key interim positions after invoking the article it wont come into effect straight away it needs parliamentary approval spanish Prime MinisterMariano Rajoy needs an absolute majority for that and he only has a slim one in barcelona residents are prepared for a standoff. The main doesnt love us they only love our money they want our money im not sure if im explaining myself clearly all the things theyve done for catalonia are not really for catalonia they wont let us go because the money is here. They are making people more Pro Independence with these games they are playing. The rain maybe putting off demonstrators from taking to the streets at least for now. Lets get more now on this political brinkmanship that is underway in spain has been our correspondent Barbara Hazel who is standing by with the very latest from barcelona so barbara i mean there are still a couple of days before this article one fifty five could be triggered with each of these sides not backing down is there any way for them to save face at this point. There is no really real sense of any exit strategy at this point because somebody really would have to turn around and say oh sorry this was all a big mistake madrid is not going to do that and neither are the people in the palace behind us here this push to mount in his Regional Government because they have really committed themselves to this process which simone has now referred the decision about every new day a declaration of independence to parliament so hes still playing for time but its a matter of days and of course the left wing in his in his Coalition Government is a ready really pushing him and say lets do it right now lets not wait anymore what madrid does is a provocation lets go and there is so much to lose though for catalonia and for pushed him on himself i mean spain very clearly making some threats and so far those threats that they have made they have executed on them how is all of this playing out there in the streets of barcelona today is there a sense of fear among some. There is no sense of fear but there is a sense of misgiving among people i mean we have to consider that not everybody is for independence here infected population might be rather evenly divided its not quite clear how the numbers stack up by everybody who says look at the Economic Situation lets think about this again about seven hundred companies have already known as that theyre going to sort of move away from barcelona tourists have been canceling their Hotel Reservations so the consequences are already being felt now the ideologists in the camp of the independents that they say all this doesnt matter lets go ahead its for a great purpose however many people in the street or if you talk to people in the bars the waiters and the many various this who make their living here of tourism say we really dont like the way this is going the clock is ticking of the future of catalonia is at stake are a vessel with the very latest from the straits of barcelona thank you and the crisis in catalonia is also likely to come up in brussels as leaders gather for a two day summit the spanish standoff adds to the list of challenges facing the union topping that list are braggs investigations which are practically stalled the two sides cant seem to agree on the terms of the separation arriving at the e. U. Headquarters for the headquarters of british Prime Minister theresa may called for renewed urgency in moving the bird to talks along with European Council president donald tusk vote out. And speaking to reporters before the summit Prime Minister theresa may urged other e. U. Leaders to start preparations for discussing trade ties and a transition deal at the next summit in december. What i said a few weeks ago in strollers its a very bold and a vicious agenda still a vision for our future partnership between the e. U. And the u. K. The heart of that remains corp on the key issues in dealing with the share challenges that we face that to reach those that are going to unsettle down on bushs vision and i look forward to us being able to address that in the weeks ahead. Of a more lets bring in our brussels correspondent max of man who is standing by with the very latest from that summit which is about to kick off and max you know we heard british Prime Minister to resign may speaking to reporters ahead of the summit about her bold and ambitious agenda can this summit though deliver any Real Progress on briggs it plans. For the u. K. Real progress would be initiating face to the negotiations there and that would mean starting to negotiate about the future relationship between the u. K. And the European Union spoiler alert this will most likely not happen so thats not a success what the reason may but its not all bad because we saw the draft conclusions of the summit and theres still a carrot in there that the e. U. Is dangling in front of the u. K. Mean the they say we could do that in december if we make some more progress and they have made progress on some of the issues for example on the border between Northern Ireland and ireland or on the rights of e. U. Citizens in the u. K. And so maybe they will implement in those conclusions if they dont take it out that they will do this initiate phase two in december and already you start preparing those negotiations on the European Union side and in the meantime as the e. U. Is dangling those brands and carrots i mean there are a bunch of sticky issues facing the bloc including the issue of accession talks with turkey tell us a little bit more about that. And that really is a sticky issue for chancellor Angela Merkel because during the campaign for the elections in germany she promised that she would throw her weight behind stopping those accession talks or at least talk to the other leaders about it so shes going to keep that promise in the sense that they will talk about it but she did know beforehand that there was no unanimity on the subject and thats what you need to stop those accession talks of course the leaders have other means to ramp up the pressure on turkey for example the funding that they receive being an accession candidate they could reduce that that would be one possibility. Max weve also been talking about catalonia its a political crisis there its not formally on the agenda but will these leaders discuss it nevertheless. Well we had spanish Prime Minister ahoy coming in here but he didnt say anything about it other leaders though talked about it set of course very concerned but theyre sticking to the e. U. Line meaning this is a domestic affair but you know i cant really imagine them not talking about it during dinner and asking for a hallway ok whats the plan here what are you going to do. So many elephants in the room to talk about max health plan with the very latest from brussels where that e. U. Summit is set to kick off thank you. And lets get a quick check now of some other stories making news around the world in afghanistan at least fifty eight people have been killed in a wave of attacks across the country one assault nearly wiped out an entire army camp in the southern kandahar province over the past few days the taliban claimed multiple suicide and gun attacks targeting Security ForcesKurdish Female militias have vowed to fight on to liberate syrias women from the brutal rule of the socalled Islamic State in outspent was made today during celebrations to mark the liberation of raka and with much of i asked this former stronghold of lying in ruins the hardships facing civilians are far from over. Nearly a month after the countrys election german chancellor Angela Merkel is now holding talks with potential Coalition Partners the parties from across the political spectrum say that their first meetings have gone well but they are warning that it will be difficult to bridge their differences. To most of these politicians the exploratory talks are unknown grounds never before have the free market liberal f. D. P. And the Environmental Green Party engaged in formal negotiations to form a federal government both have to overcome their reservations. Right now we need to find out if theres a minimum of trust so that nobody has the impression that we are just bashing pies into each others faces we need to be willing to make compromises that each of us as well as the voters can go along with. For instance on the European Union the greens are calling for an end to austerity policy and want a collective pact on taxes and investments on the contrary the free market liberal f. T. P. Is strictly against any kind of debt maturely zation within the e. U. Oakley now energy the Environmental Green Party wants one hundred Percent Renewable Energy by the year two thousand and fifteen they also want to ban combustion engines in vehicles by two thousand and thirty no go for the business friendly free democrats migration could be the one issue where the greens find Common Ground both parties have been calling for germanys first Immigration Law thereby compass if not by the Election Campaign is over and each party stood their ground and maybe both of us profited we did not choose to be partners but now we just have to talk to each other and see how far we get this is just much misunderstood. After todays talks the f. T. P. And greens will be meeting together again tomorrow but then chancellor Angela Merkel see the u. N. Sees you parties will be joining in. That of a more lets head to our Political CorrespondentThomas Sparrow who joins us from where those talks were taking place today so thomas as we heard the greens and the free democrats they have very different views on many issues did they find Common Ground today. But i think the idea sorry to be honest was to try and see where there was a possibility of finding Common Ground this is only the first meeting between these two parties and as we saw in our report the key word i would say is a minimum level of trust thats precisely what they were trying to find today it was not about finding a compromise on those very tricky issues that we saw in our report are something that will come in the process in the next few weeks and months for now it was a first meeting trying to set the framework for what will come next and what will come next are a very difficult negotiations not only between the two parties that held talks today but between all parties involved in this possible coalition so what sort of timetable are we likely looking at here telling us. Well the first big event if you will will be tomorrow there will be more than fifty politicians of all parties involved talking right behind where were standing of all parties trying to find what i mentioned just a second ago that type of Common Ground and based on that they will have for example working groups to try and discuss every single issue in detail what were looking at is the possibility of germany having a government by december if thats the case then most parties would actually be happy but obviously before that happens they also have to consult their bases and thats something that could take some time and thomas for our International Viewers just remind us i mean germans are quite familiar with this process but what does this mean for germanys place in the world the fact that this is indeed taking some time well for some people germany is now looking inward and thats certainly the case germany is now focused first and foremost on what type of government will lead the country for the next four years but at the same time its important to say sorrow that germany obviously still has a working coalition now that deals with some of the issues that i worry that concern here in the country both internationally and nationally so we can say oh there are both aspects playing together thomas ferro with the very latest from our land on his Coalition Talks thanks for your forte the new Zealand Labor Party has completed Coalition Talks and formed a government with the new Zealand First party and the greens a thirty seven year old just into our dern becomes the countrys youngest Prime Minister and its third female leader heres a little bit of what she had to say when she announced the Coalition Deal life has always believed that government should be a partner in ensuring an economy that works and to live is who new zealand is. We were so i believe in a government that looks after its environment and that all humanly looks after its people and i believe that life for his found true allies in holland meant to deliver on that. Youre watching the united still to come on the program what is bugging german scientists we will look at why flying friends are on the decline. But in the meantime beneficial and is here on the set with us talking a little bit more about the catalonia crisis and the impact that its having on the Business World as you know spain is one of the main eurozone economies and its set to when to shut a political borders thats weighing on european stocks today theyre down by about half a percent right now but there is a winner in all of this funny enough you cant quite see whats going on behind me but a whole lot of flags being flooded produces a going full tilt to satisfy a growing demand for flags that is from both sides of the session dispute rallies have only grown in recent weeks in madrid and barcelona but the Political Uncertainty is bad for most of the business. It started with the banks now hundreds of Medium Sized Companies have either left or are considering leaving the region since the independence referendum they include Financial Institutions like i shot down Utilities Company guys not true and sparkling wine maker fresh annette spains economic minister blames the cattle and Regional Government for the exodus the population is growing uneasy still hes not afraid of a run on the banks. Out there thats the two dollars catalonian money institutes are both protected by the safety mechanisms of the European Central bank the spanish guarantee fund and the federal government and thats why we dont think there will be any limits on the money that the customers can withdraw. The firms pulling out site turnover as their main reason for departure with spain their most important market they fear a cattle and declaration of independence could lead to the country boycotting kettleman products independence for catalonia could have a detrimental effect on the ailing spanish economy to catalonia is the industrial heartland of spain the region generates a fifth of the countrys economic output. Chinese Economic Growth slowed in the Third Quarter six point eight percent slightly down on target for the year still it comes with caution the National Statistics agency wants a volatility it says the economy is at a crucial stage of restructuring and Chinas Central Bank warns of a sudden collapse in asset prices up to so much growth. Maybe being the economy could help a promise from chinese leaders which critics have before. Its a project that typifies the extent and speed of chinas growth in just two years time this building site in beijing will highlight what could be the Worlds Largest airports at twelve billion dollar investment that comes as chinese president xi jinping hailed a new economic era its all about looking outward. If you will push forward a new situation of complete openness openness brings progress closing yourself off will inevitably lead to falling behind chinas open door will never close it will only be opened further. But critics say the door is far from open many Foreign Companies complain about the difficulty of accessing the Chinese Market and accuse the government of failing to implement necessary reforms. One big issue the government is trying to tackle however is soaring desks the sum total of what china owes is now valued at two hundred forty six percent of its g. D. P. That sparked fears of a financial collapse for the worlds second largest economy the true cost of debt fuelled growth has yet to be revealed lets talk about that with. Correspondent frank but conrad is that six point eight percent a fudge figure what do you reckon. Well ben traders Business People always take official data from china with a grain of salt china has a long history of doctoring its Economic Data and if we look at those pictures from beijing today from this communist Party Congress this was a perfectly orchestrated display of strength and order everything there was scripted and planned it would have been a great surprise if today the Statistics Office in beijing came out or had come out with a piece of data with a set of strongly and significantly diverging from the official targets of the government in beijing and i guess that would have up markets is that why markets seem so unphased today. Well they are they are keeping not far away from record highs thats positive because in itself the fact that the that are coming out more or less matched the forecasts and matched what the government had prepared the market for is positive and you know the Statistics Office have more things to say for example the activity in the construction sector in the Third Quarter has slowed slightly and for the first time in a long time the sales of existing homes and apartments even declined somewhat and that takes some air out of this concern that on the Real Estate Market in china there might be a big bubble about to burst ok no one wants to be around when the bubble bursts correct booze and thank you very much for your analysis from frank. All scientists in germany are abuzz with concerns over the fate of flying insects you know were talking about things like wasps and bees now banned because they might be a bother at home but theyre crucial for a healthy environment a new study has shown that the number of insects in germany has dropped dramatically and experts here they are racing to figure out whats to blame. Nature thrives on diversity if it werent for bees wasps and butterflies wed have no blossoms honey or fruit but the buzzing is getting quieter since one thousand nine hundred ninety number of insects in germany has dropped by a staggering seventy six percent volunteer insect experts from the city of clay fed have collected the data. Is a mystery. Of course the fact that our findings are being publicized right now is good news for us on the other hand the results are very worrying because they show that these negative developments are not restricted to just a few isolated locations. The bug followers have been observing the fate of flying insects for nearly thirty years they set up traps and collected data at over sixty locations in three German Federal states but its still unclear why so many insects are dying. And studies have revealed that the environmental impacts of agricultural practices are substantial that includes pesticides that are supposed to kill insects but there are effects go far beyond the fields. Other likely causes of the insect demise are over use of fertilizer too few green spaces and Climate Change researchers are urging restorative measures before germanys Natural Environment suffer serious damage some sports news for you now and denmarks participation at the twenty nineteen womens world cup is in jeopardy a pay dispute between the Danish Football Association and the Womens National team has reached a deadlock with the players refusing to train in response the danish f. A. Canceled fridays world cup qualifier against sweden which could result in heavy sanctions from fiction. It looks like business as usual but the danish Womens National team is on strike negotiations have broken down with the danish f. A. Over a new pay agreement after boycotting two official training sessions the team met on officially to prepare for fridays crucial world cup qualifier against sweden and thats where they found out the danish f. A. Had cancelled the match. Its a serious announcement its incredible that you want to cancel an International Match the danish f. A. Say they had no choice after a reported offer to increase annual investment in the womens team from three hundred fifty thousand euros to six hundred fifteen thousand and was rejected. His decision is quite sad no question about it we have to inform the swedish Football Association and favor that we wont have any players available for friday. Its a dramatic turn of fortune for a team which shone as finalists at the race and european championships now they face sanctions from u. I. For in faith of the cancelling the match including possible explosion from world cup qualifying. To fall if this leads to a penalty or if they lose these two upcoming matches and end up not going to the world cup as a result it will have big consequences for country success may be forgotten wage disputes and not new in womens football a strategy a negotiated a new deal in twenty fifteen after striking with the u. S. Following suit in april twenty seventh saying earlier this month the norwegian f. A. Introduced equal pay from twenty eighteen onwards. At the center of the danish dispute is a white increase but the women also want equal conditions as the men when it comes to training grounds meals and accommodation sides want to resolve the impasse but it may come too late for denmarks world cup hopes. Well now to a big day for comic book fans as millions of copies of a new asterix book are released in europe this time fans can follow their heroes as they compete in a race across italy. Asterix and his sidekick over leaks take it up with the romance once again the news story is set in an ancient italy. We had italy in mind and then i had the idea of a chariot race a sort of rally from engine times a trip across the peninsula leading you from city to city. This time the two heroes dont just have to deal with pretentious moments they have to win a race and beat some fierce competitors including breath and. A challenge also for a cartoonist. There were lots of details when you have chariots of four horses and you need to put them into small boxes it gets complicated. Asterix and noble its also make friends along the way they team up with the atomic a tribe that is seeking independence from the powers and rome and somehow that story songs all of. 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