If convicted, they could face up to 30 years in jail. So will josep back down . Reporter mayor josep companys is having a hard time these days. Is his village being forcibly ruled by the Spanish Government, or is the Community Part of the Free Republic of catalonia . The residents of santa pau a Mountain Village in rural catalonia want to know. Almost everyone here voted in favor of independence in the controversial referendum, and they havent changed their position. Josep i would like for the new catalan republic to be socially and politically sound. A republic established by its citizens, the regular people, from the ground up. Reporter its been a long time since the spanish flag has flown above the town hall in santa pau. The local Council Still considers ousted regional leader Carles Puigdemont their head of government. It doesnt matter if hes abroad or appearing before a spanish court. Proponents of independence continue to adhere to different laws. Josep of 900 towns in catalonia
Functioning government. The question is, merkel under pressure, how stable is germany . To discuss that, im joined by three observers of german politics. Matthew karnitschnig, politicos chief europe correspondent, he says germany will remain stable with or without merkel. What this crisis shows is how much or germanys democracy has become. Also with us is judy dempsey, senior fellow at carnegie europe. Judy believes that germany is europes newest proroblem. The collapse of Coalition Talks in berlin will have serious repercussions. And a warm welcome to anna sauerbrey, reporter with berlins der tagesspiegel newspaper and contributing writer for the New York Times. Anna says that germany is not turning into just as well, but there is a new disdain for compromise in this country that is worrying. Thank you all for being with me here today in the quadriga studio. Anna, ive just referred to the New York Times. The New York Times has referred to germanys crisis. How do you assess the gravity
If convicted, they could face up to 30 years in jail. So will josep back down . Reporter mayor josep companys is having a hard time these days. Is his village being forcibly ruled by the Spanish Government, or is the Community Part of the Free Republic of catalonia . The residents of santa pau a Mountain Village in rural catalonia want to know. Almost everyone here voted in favor of independence in the controversial referendum, and they havent changed their position. Josep i would like for the new catalan republic to be socially and politically sound. A republic established by its citizens, the regular people, from the ground up. Reporter its been a long time since the spanish flag has flown above the town hall in santa pau. The local Council Still considers ousted regional leader Carles Puigdemont their head of government. It doesnt matter if hes abroad or appearing before a spanish court. Proponents of independence continue to adhere to different laws. Josep of 900 towns in catalonia
If convicted, they could face up to 30 years in jail. So will josep back down . Reporter mayor josep companys is having a hard time these days. Is his village being forcibly ruled by the Spanish Government, or is the Community Part of the Free Republic of catalonia . The residents of santa pau a Mountain Village in rural catalonia want to know. Almost everyone here voted in favor of independence in the controversial referendum, and they havent changed their position. Josep i would like for the new catalan republic to be socially and politically sound. A republic established by its citizens, the regular people, from the ground up. Reporter its been a long time since the spanish flag has flown above the town hall in santa pau. The local Council Still considers ousted regional leader Carles Puigdemont their head of government. It doesnt matter if hes abroad or appearing before a spanish court. Proponents of independence continue to adhere to different laws. Josep of 900 towns in catalonia
If convicted, they could face up to 30 years in jail. So will josep back down . Reporter mayor josep companys is having a hard time these days. Is his village being forcibly ruled by the Spanish Government, or is the Community Part of the Free Republic of catalonia . The residents of santa pau a Mountain Village in rural catalonia want to know. Almost everyone here voted in favor of independence in the controversial referendum, and they havent changed their position. Josep i would like for the new catalan republic to be socially and politically sound. A republic established by its citizens, the regular people, from the ground up. Reporter its been a long time since the spanish flag has flown above the town hall in santa pau. The local Council Still considers ousted regional leader Carles Puigdemont their head of government. It doesnt matter if hes abroad or appearing before a spanish court. Proponents of independence continue to adhere to different laws. Josep of 900 towns in catalonia