Parliamentary approval spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy needs an absolute majority for that and he only has a slim one in barcelona catalan 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 were let us go because the money is here. They are making people more Pro Independence with these games they are playing. In. The rain maybe putting off demonstrators from taking to the streets at least for now. And for madrid to have with me correspondent martin arabists martin how significant is it that madrid has decided to invoke article one fifty five it seems its never been invoked in the country before. No indeed it hasnt says a country road to return to constitutional democracy. Yet so this is uncharted territory and nobody knows exactly how it will work in practice or even if it is workable forcible because we ca
To brussels for more also coming up a showdown in spain the region of catalonia defies the deadline to abandon plans for independence madrid says it will start taking back control of the breakaway region on saturday. I bring golf its good to have you with us migration refugees and more sanctions against north korea these are just a few of the hot topics in brussels this evening were e. U. Leaders are holding a key two day summit british Prime Minister to resign may has come to the summit armed with proposals that she hopes will move talks along for the e. U. Leaders say that she has to match her promises with concrete details of any progress is to be made. Well just in the last hour the president of the European Commission and the European Council have been giving a press briefing want to go to brussels now our max hoffman is standing by hes covering this summit force good evening to you max what did you make of mr toast and mr youngers comments the start was migration policy. Migratio
Government and call for an early election well find out from madrid and barcelona if his move is likely to end the crisis or worsen it also coming up polls have closed in the Czech Republic where a populace looks set to be the next Prime Minister we look at the mandate of the czech donald trump and ask why the country is so critical of the european union. Hello and welcome to the program i marry in evanston its good to have you with us we begin with some breaking news the Spanish Government is moving to replace the regional leaders of catalonia and intends to hold elections as soon as possible Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said he was triggering article one fifty five of the constitution to bring a rebellious region back under Central Control is asking the Spanish Senate to approve his plans to dismiss the cattle on government its expected to approve his plans the catalan Regional Government has said it will declare independence if its powers are reduced demonstrations are planned in th
Catalonia government and call an early election to find out from madrid and barcelona what this could mean also coming up partial results from elections in the Czech Republic suggest the next Prime Minister will be a populist billionaire dubbed the czech donald trump a far right party is in second place we will go to prague for the latest duties being good in there. And good german rap make it in america he will follow the berry and band im told as acts as they take their Foreign Language flow to the home of hip hop. Im at home and welcome. This week spain gave catalonia an ultimatum withdraw your jhalak declaration of independence or face the consequences today Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy made good on that warning said he was triggering article one fifty five of the constitution to bring it rebellious region back under Central Control the catalog parliament has said it will declare independence if its powers are reduced now demonstrations are planned in the regional capital barcelona
The region of its autonomy all king felipe it says catalonia will remain an essential part of spain and the crisis intensifies well go live to barcelona also coming up the Czech Republic is poised to elect a populist Prime Minister and look at the mandate down the check of donald trump and ask why the country is so critical of the European Union do you think you can then i dont even know can german rap make it in america we follow the bavarian band sax as they take their Foreign Language flow to the home of hip hop. Welcome to the program im marrying evanston its good to have you with us. The crisis over catalonia as independence bit is at another crucial juncture today Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is holding an emergency Cabinet Meeting to pave the way for establishing Central Control in the region this comes after a Catalan Leader karlas pushed them out refused to abandon his threat to declare a breakaway state a brief run on cats and on banks a symbolic protest to put pressure on ma