Brussels today on the progress of braggs that talks but the e. U. It seems will not be playing ball. And going back and puts a positive spin on the first round of negotiations to form a new government the Party Officials warn the road ahead will be long and bumpy. Hello im tony marsh and good to have you with us a crucial deadline is approaching in catalonia the regions separatist leader called this push them on has until ten a. M. Local time thats in less than an hour to tell spain that he will not be pushing ahead with plans to declare independence if he fails to comply madrid could be forced to take the dramatic step of retaking control of the region. These are decisive hours for the future of spain and once again theres one man everyone is looking to cut a line president has pushed among hanging over his head is a threat never before used in modern spanish history its article one five five the stripping of his regions autonomy its powers reverting to madrid is stacked in this drama
A bit how the for the Government Palace what will happen next in this political game of cat and mouse whats at stake with madrid now taking over power from cuts alone yeah and as they announced the cuts in london the to qantas which demanded in retaliation declare independence unilaterally in any case the people of cuts alone have been called to the streets. Britains theresa may was hoping to hear good news from brussels today on the progress a break to talks with the e. U. It seems will long to be playing ball. And uncle americal puts a positive spin on the first round of negotiations to form a new government but the Party Officials warn the road ahead could be a long and bumpy. Hello im terry martin good to have you with us a deadline has expired in catalonia in the last few minutes the region separatist leader called his post a mall was supposed to have told madrid that he was giving up all play. To declare independence or face the consequences so lets cross live again today that wa
The e. U. Is on impressed is there any way out of the impasse and the parties involved in germanys Coalition Talks say their first meetings have been positive but they warn its going to take a long time to nail down an agreement. Other than welcome im on a touchy about good to have you with us the crisis in gaza lutea is escalating spain is preparing to suspend the regions autonomy of the cut a long lead or threaten to declare independence the Central Government in madrid said got a loony as cardless fuzhou more had ignored a deadline to redraw his plans to break away and must now face the consequences. The game of brinkmanship heats up Catalan Leader carlos puts them on at the Regional Parliament for the latest showdown camera struggles to get a good glimpse of the man who is refusing to back down in his latest letter to the Spanish Government he warns that the Catalan Parliament could vote to to clear independence if madrid triggers article one hundred fifty five this allows spain Ce
A major call for renewed urgency in a moving the break the talks along with European Council president arent just has ruled out a breakthrough ahead of the summit and the packed agenda will also include migration policies and tougher sanctions against north korea. Now brussels correspondent got mattis is covering that summit for us and joins me now. And get over that all readers have begun arriving there for their two day summit what have they been saying. Im richard tourism a youve already mentioned was one of the first leaders to meet the press here what is clear message for her twenty seven counterparts her allies here in the European Union that she wants to cooperate awards she reiterated four times in just under a minute so her message clearly shes reaching out the Charm Offensive if you want is something that continues here and she said she had very clear and ambitious plans for the weeks ahead hoping to reach the second phase of talks so that the trade talks that something is ra
Region. Currently catalonia is the wealthiest part of the country but for how long all this Political Uncertainty Means Companies on leaving in droves. 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 ayesha bunco sab adele Utilities Company gas not and sparkling wine maker fresh anette 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 large catalonian money institutes are both protected by the safety mechanisms of the European Central bank the spanish guarantee fund and the federal government thats why we dont think there will be any limits on the money that the customers can withdraw. Quarterly. The firms pulling out site turnover as their main reason for departure with spain their most important market they f