alone a very warm welcome indeed to quadriga where the focus this week is on spain which is facing its greatest political crisis in decades separatists in the catalonia region in the northeast of the country have stepped up their push for independence from madrid but the central government has firmly rejected the separatist drive and a large number of cats a man's have themselves also made it clear that they want to remain part of spain in a key development ahead of the council on government has suspended a declaration of independence saying there is still time to. sew a question on quadriga this week barcelona against madrid spain a break up and to discuss that question i'm joined here in the studio by gabriella gonzales soria from d.w. spanish to. s.-q says council only a short stay a part of spain but the rigid approach adopted by prime minister oha is only strengthening the council and independence movement also with us is motor laming from the berlin daily target spiegel he too argues that council odia must remain part of spain but only if negotiations lead to a very far reaching

alone a very warm welcome indeed to quadriga where the focus this week is on spain which is facing its greatest political crisis in decades separatists in the catalonia region in the northeast of the country have stepped up their push for independence from madrid but the central government has firmly rejected the separatist drive and a large number of councilman's have themselves also made it clear that they want to remain part of spain in a key development ahead of the council on government to suspended a declaration of independence saying there is still time to. sew a question on quadriga this week barcelona against madrid spain a break up and to discuss that question i'm joined here in the studio by gabriella gonzales soria from d.w. spanish debt. q. says catalonia should state a part of spain but the rigid approach adopted by prime minister oha is only strengthening the council and independence movement also with us is motor laming from the berlin daily the target spiegel the two argues that council lonia must remain part of spain but only if negotiations lead to a very far reachin

if spain is teetering on the brink the brink of what. that is a very good question i mean the brink of more tensions. because i mean the first speech cut alone. leader was. intentional and bigoted let's go to your employer yes let's let's let's go to war but that the weapons to stay on the ground so so it's led to the fact that the whole i didn't know what to make of it so he asked from all clear message please give me a more clear message. i would suspect they won't given because that's what he wanted and asked for so the whole tension escalating dynamic is still going on with no clear end in sight why didn't he declare independence there and then it's almost seemed like and there's no more room for leverage i mean he he wanted to bring the whole into the into the position to declare themselves if there is more room for negotiations or not if he would have to clear independence i would suspect that the tanks were rolled. what do you say a lot of spanish journalists in recent weeks have been talking about two trains about to collide with

we have 18 million people visiting spain, coming to spain, spain, so, i mean, country, open l -- that and the list autocratic.used of this is the truth. that's why we are where we are. as well.d workers and we're very sacrificed people get out from e to his crisis, which was not produced by ourselves. not produced by ourselves. we have to get out of this the sacrifice of the people, in a solid way. crisis, it is a little hand of what's happening in catalonia. all the people in spain, we have done a tremendous ffort to get out from the crisis, economic crisis, which and as i said n, before, all of europe. part of the vote, o something that was really concerning to everybody. i come back to the conversation, the president of this country, of the spanish government, what had to be done. talked about the constitution of 1978. obviously, was the onstitution of the spanish transition to democracy. it is known today in europe to e the one of the most decentralized actually constitutions, grants a lot of autonomy. within this framework, what are the paths to getting out of this crisis? does i

they would no longer be part of spain a member of the e.u. and that would of course automatically mean that there would be out of a lot of advantages and they won't get back into the e.u. that's for sure because you need a unanimous vote for that of all the countries probably then twenty seven after britain will of left and spain for one will certainly vote no on that yes but. at the moment at least seems quite obvious. in frankfurt thank you so much for that talking over britain british authorities scrambling to bring home thousands of travelers off the monarch ellen's collapsed on monday canceling all flights by one of the oldest carry is of the country of the u.k.'s aviation watchdog said it has leased thirty aircraft to bring home on a custom is scattered around holiday destinations ranging from turkey to spain and sweden flights will be provided at no additional cost to passages monaco is the third to european airline making a financial crash landing this year. it was a familiar sight at british airports for fifty years but that changed

and we'll get the latest from spain after a chaotic day in catalonia plunge the country into crisis the catalan regional government is meeting right now to consider what steps towards independence can take that's after ninety percent of voters back to separating from spain and a referendum disrupted by police and dismissed by madrid. i'm sumi so misconduct good to have you with us a gunman has killed at least fifty people injured two hundred more in the u.s. city of las vegas police have confirmed that the suspect a sixty four year old white man from nevada was shot dead the incident took place on the city's famed strip of the attack. her had checked in as a guest at the mandalay bay hotel and casino and from the thirty second floor he began firing on an outdoor concert authorities say they have also located a female person of interest she was a seen accompanying the suspect before the attack. last vegas sheriff joe long bardot spoke a short while ago let's listen in for his his history and background we haven't completed that part of the investigation yet but we located numerous firear

we have 80 million people visiting spain, coming to spain, living in spain, outside of it, so, i mean, it's a wonderful country, open country, and the least-- and the least country that could be accused of autocratic that the government is, this is the truth. that's why we are where we are, this is why we are real hard workers and we are very, very sacrificed people because we have to get out from this crisis. which was not produced by-- not produced by ourselves. we have to get out of this with the sacrifice of the whole spanish people. and this crisis it is a little bit in the-- what is happening in catalonia, right. but all of us, all the people in spain, all the institutions in spain, we have done a tremendous effort to get out from the crisis, the economic crisis, which was hitting spain, as i said that before, the whole europe, a very important part of the vote to something that was really to everybody. and come back to the conversation of the president of this country, the president of the spanish government-- >> and you talked about the constitution of 1978. h-which obviously

before we go this hour let's get a quick recap from what's been happening in spain today because spain's constitutional court is launching proceedings against independence it will reportedly give the capital and government three days to reverse its independence decision it comes after the parliament voted in favor of declaring independence from spain that the cattle on parliament and a total of seventy lawmakers voted in favor of cattle and independents their ten voted against also so you abstained in october the first ninety percent of cattle and that turned out for an independence referendum did vote to leave. so that's how things are looking so far here in r.t. will be across the spanish story for you evening you know neil will be here at the top yeah. i. was i. i i i i i. i .

with spain it is different. catalonia has a huge degree of a time in me which is not unprecedented, but a very large. about thent you said , this is whatts catalonia wanted. least point, let's do a referendum and see how many are in favor and against the independence. there is no way to convince madrid to sit at the table and negotiate. that is not only this moment but when we were negotiating a time when everything began. the attitude of madrid, we did a lot of proposals. as madrid says, this is forbidden, it does not fit into the const touche and -- constitution. on the other hand, there was no political offer. they lost completely the perspective within spain. >> we are talking about separation. what we really want is more economy. its own dynamic. we want separation. this is wherere a huge part of catalonia's are. such a centralist stick state. centralistic state, but as far away from being a federalist state like germany. the representation of the exists.s, the senate you cannot compare it with the german m

spain has been one of the stronger areas. if the fed continues on their trajectory it will give the ecb some cover. they have made comments that they are headed in that direction. jonathan: options are on the table for the european central bank has a change their quantitative easing policies. they seem to be two options they are debating. one is you can drop qe by 20 billion and extend for a shorter duration of time. for you can drop by a lot more and extend duration by a lot more. qe can run longer that a smaller rate, for running bigger right and have qe run shorter. do you think the weight of interest from the governing council might be to extend it as long as possible? be.: yeah, it has got to i would say we have italy coming up and we have austria still bubbling away. we have not got a fully formed government in the netherlands. mario draghi would take his time right at this moment, but that does not mean he would not accelerate later. there is nothing wrong with him getting into next year when things may have called dow

yeah but if you compare it to other regions in an autonomous regions spain it's more or less the same thing it's not only cut and onya i think good business is most afraid of its security and if the future of the political and legal structure of the future of catalonia is in doubt that's what business hates so what they are fleeing is insecurity and start a start as they have right now the insecurity is this due to the fact that from the perspective of the european union it would not be a very well come. separation of it because in all nation states in europe you have wealthy regions which pay more and you have poor regions with the get subsidized by other people so if the tendency that well two regions try to separate themselves from other parts of the country continues that would be very much against everything european union is based on yes but catalonia right now is paying more to there you can union than it gets from it and everybody is fine is that everybody wants to be in the e.u. because everybody understands that it's a good thing to do so and the other hand it's very surpris

if the situation in catalonia and spain requires international mediation. the american press of this point in time the only thing we really know for certain to about what's happening in spain is that the the bit a standoff between madrid and barcelona continues what can you tell us about how determined the separatists in catalonia remain to push for full independence from spain where we have to look at the recent seven years where the independence movement got stronger and stronger and we had about a minute a million protesters every year in favor of independence and we had then finally. demonstration in favor of the remaining last sunday which was about fifty thousand participants so but in fact we need. reasonable numbers so that's what they give me never remembers to give me an answer to the question although separate is still determined to push for full no doubt about it whatsoever no doubt about it ok just to confirm that before we continue before we bring in the other two guests let's have a look at what's carlos put them all had to say earlier this w

luke: i think it is a spain story. you can start reading -- the ps, as we used to call them greece, italy, and , portugal. if catalonia continues to cause problems, we have an italian election coming up probably early next year. that may spill over into that as well. but right now, right here it is all about catalonia and spain. jonathan: i caught up with an analyst from blackrock earlier. this is what he had to say on the spanish block. >> away from this piece of news, spanish growth and employment data is arguably the best in europe. it has been hereto for the best story in europe now you have a , window that you can buy it a little cheaper. jonathan: are you a buyer? oksana: not a buyer. i'm astounded we still have spanish debt paying out. nobody wanted the stuff in double digits five or six years ago. frankly, the comment support the -- supports the fact that growth continues to accelerate, bonds should be reflecting that in terms of pricing and growth, inflation, etc. here is the power of artificial price setting

the poorer parts in spain. exactly the same as in the very democratic and balanced system where the richest pay more than the poor. that is exactly the case. the balances, exact balance whether they pay more than they should, i think that the figures can be studied and the complaining that it is unfair is not in this way. i want to add something, as we say in this country, it is not only the trade balance which matters, it is also the investment balance which matters and catalonia, the rest of the spanish people in catalonia, catalonia exists in the rest of spain and particularly the trade is sustained. the economic call part of catalonia is sustained in the most important part of it because of the spanish. this is very important. this is very important to understand. today, there are some people unfortunately, i am very sad about this and i hope this will stop immediately on their return, the most important companies over at catalonia, more than 400 have left catalonia because of this crisis, which has been pr

why they're making a fuss i'm not so sure because spain doesn't god. when a self anymore is governed by the european union decisions are no longer made him but they're made in brussels so. in the course of the idea of that but as far as i'm concerned this is something that needs to be dealt with in a plebiscite in the everyone agrees to and they must agree to the outcome and the problem stopped and we got discussion actually was we don't seem to have got the message. why do you think that we've seen this rise in secessionist movements across europe. so i think it's basically the european union people don't want to be ruled by a faceless bunch of people in brussels they think it was decisions are being taken by great things they don't like all those decisions are not made to madrid they're made and been brussels madrid does does is. as brussels tells them so maybe this is the european union has brought this to a head and it's not just spain is it the same brain problems again with the boxee of the front of the. floodwalls in belgium and various parts of

versus how the prime minister of spain has responded to this. it is not everywhere there are two significant separatist movements in europe at risk auckland and at the lower that there aren't any other ones there are thomas movements in italy and in belgium looking for more self government within the state but there's nowhere else in europe where independent support is almost forty percent so let's not exaggerate this clearly there was a difference in scotland because it's long been recognised that united kingdom is a union of nation there in recent years the british government has been prepared to consider secession in the case of northern ireland and in the case of scotland it's partly a matter of the constitution which is much more relaxed in the u.k. than this case of spain but it's also an understanding of the nature of the state that's for the european union it really hasn't provided a space for these movements are looking for more autonomy but don't want independence and that is where catalonia i see therapy be they weren't given that spe

manuel raul has created in spain a. nationalist movements which is not below him to the sense in his riot police to try and stop the independence referendum it created a backlash in cats who were you with many people who had the independence the lead deciding that actually that was the only option if the spanish state was good behavior towards its own citizens so it's very difficult. what to do she said you know right who says every piece of the service will face every fire station every custom schools to take control of the borders this mass movement on the streets of catalunya as well is not going to allow this to happen just as we saw in the first of october when they allowed the intervention of a popular movement to load the referendum to go ahead then all hell lot of the spanish to try to minister catalunya they'll do everything they can to sabotage it . well on the point throughout their push for independence catalonia has repeatedly faced fierce opposition from madrid here's a recap. for those in charge in the go

very very best of spain the. obvious so i think the popular vote is them are actually stand the problem. by a political solution and a political negotiation so i understand that some of the of but i'd wear the has become a very bad finale issue however this is the same to actually go in that negotiated . discuss with the couple and this is the only way that the unity of the spanish stays by the state will be preserved yes summing up perfectly the issues on both sides first dr charice research fellow from the university of east european institute i should say thank you very much. wealth right there push for independence catalonia has repeatedly faced fierce opposition from madrid let's take a look at some of what has gone in the polls. to those in charge in the government who are the protagonist in this challenge to our coexistence i ask them to cease illegal activities they should abandon their object . if you need. one five five because no government a tool in a democratic country can accept that the law will be

with some in barcelona supporting spain's government today, spain's prime minister tonight seemed oblivious to the violence carried out by his police. translation: we have been an example to the world for our ability to believe in ourselves and to improve at every moment. but many did vote, savouring a precious moment. but in a neighbourhood near barcelona football club's nou camp, we found spanish police surrounding a polling station with local people surrounding them. once inside the school, they removed protesters and searched for ballot boxes. beth noda was queueing to vote when they arrived. we don't want to be part of this country that they don't love us. spain doesn't love us. their work done, they left to a chorus of anger and disbelief. this is the people facing down the police. these are riot police who have been drafted in from other parts of spain. but their heavy—handed tactics today appear to be making deep divisions in this region worse. many catalans did not want today's disputed poll, let alone independence. but spain's now—ruling popular party helped scrap a deal promi

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this is d w news coming to you live from berlin a battle of wills over the future of spain madrid says it won't be blackmailed over kapilow news demand for independence and rejects calls mediation catalonia blasts the country's king and pushes on with a threat to secede alaska our correspondent if there's any way back from the brink also coming up the girlfriend of the last biggest gunman speaks out how much did she know about the killers plot to commit the worst mass shooting in modern u.s. history. and reports say your pine kiss is heading back to buy in munich for a fourth spell in charge the last time he sat in the dugout in two thousand and thirteen he won a historic rubble of trophies for the club. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us. the crisis over can learn independence has had a deadlock spain's government has rejected calls for talks over what it calls an illegal movement in a defiant statement it says it would not give in to blackmail officials in catalonia have threatened to announce their split from spain as soon as next week after claiming some ninety percent

alone a very warm welcome indeed to quadriga where the focus this week is on spain which is facing its greatest political crisis in decades separatists in the catalonia region in the northeast of the country have stepped up their push for independence from madrid but the central government has firmly rejected the separatist drive and a large number of councilman's have themselves also made it clear that they want to remain part of spain in a key development ahead of the council on government has suspended a declaration of independence saying there is still time to. sew a question on quadriga this week barcelona against madrid well spain to break up and to discuss that question i'm joined here in the studio by gabriella gonzales tortilla from d.w. spanish test. q. says catalonia should state a part of spain but the rigid approach adopted by prime minister are only strengthening the council and independence movement also with us is motor laming from the berlin daily the target spiegel the two argues that council only a must remain part of spain but only if negotiations lead to a very far

this is your news live from berlin a crisis meeting in spain prime minister martin mariano rajoy says all options are on the table to stop catalonia from breaking away this after catalan leaders for their independence declaration on ice saying they want to talk with madrid also coming up. at least seventeen people are dead and more than one hundred fifty are missing as wildfires continue to ravage northern california those have returned home and found entire neighborhoods reduced to ashes. and in woolco qualifying joyous scenes in argentina after their side sneak through but the usa crash out in a dramatic night of international soccer. thanks so much for joining us we start off in spain where the standoff between madrid and barcelona has intensified spain has rejected calls for dialogue after the catalan president signed a declaration of independence last night only to then suspended and ask for courses talks with madrid the spanish government is currently holding an extraordinary meeting prime minister mariano rajoy has vowed to do everything in his power to prevent catalonia breaki

this is d w news coming to you live from berlin a battle of wills over the future of spain madrid says it won't be blackmailed over catalonia as demand for independence the end it rejects calls for mediation catalonia blasts the country's king and pushes on with a threat to secede i'll ask our correspondent if there's any way back from the brink also coming out the girlfriend of the las vegas gunman speaks out how much did she know about the killer's plot to commit the worst mass shooting in modern u.s. history. plus we'll look at the latest blockbuster movie to hit russian theaters it's a love story amid a fight to liberate an occupied land but that land is better known as ukraine's crimea now the filmmakers are facing accusations of producing propaganda. and reports say you pine kiss is heading back to buy in munich for a fourth spell in charge last time he sat in the dugout he won a historic trouble of trophies for the club in twenty thirty. below i'm terry martin good to have you with us the. prices over catalan independence has hit a deadlock spain's government has rejected calls

continue in spain and we have team coverage of these developments in barcelona. was on the ground for us and covering madrid is robert show us start with the new we're a couple hours away now from that euphoric independence declaration inside the parliament what is the mood right now in barcelona. things started to calm down a little bit now sorry for our independence declaration was made there with thousands of people on the streets here behind me celebrating it really jeevan me the any way i can describe it she's like a con of spirits people were overwhelmed at the decision that had been taken here that been a lot of backwards and forwards it was not clear really into the mind that happen that we were going to get this independent secularization and then to say it is people who realise that which is out on the streets outside the parliament things as i said are calming down a little bit now there had been some threats of violence breaking out we heard a short while ago that i was in and see independence protests not too far away there was some reports in local

this is a w news live from berlin a showdown in spain as the autonomous catalonia region holds a band independence vote police are forcibly removing people from polling stations as they show up in big crowds determined to cast their votes catalan authorities say dozens have been injured we'll get the latest from our correspondent in barcelona. clashes erupted on neo nazi rally in sweden when thousands of counter-demonstrators turned out to oppose the far right. and tragedy strikes at a football game in front of a stadium barrier collapses during goal celebrations leaving several fans severely injured. i'm edith to money welcome to the program we begin in spain where police have seized ballot boxes and papers that were to be used in a band independence referendum in cuts alone police have been deployed to polling stations across the region where they are blocking people from entering and voting riot. you can see them right here have clashed with voters at several science now catalonia which is home to more than seven and a half million people already has a high degree of autonomy but t

story from europe overnight the spring up speed on the latest there the crisis over independence in spain is really reach breaking point the spanish prime minister sacked the catalan government a snap election is no said to be held in december earlier on friday catalonia finally declared its independence almost a month from its controversial referendum and that opened up some pretty clear divisions in the country. today in parliament the parliament of our country a legitimate parliament took a large will expect it step and largely for four step. citizens of cats or any other comes a time when it is up to all of us to maintain the pulse of our country our peace our civic duty and dignity as we have always done and always will without any doubt was was thought was. was. fishy there but here we decided to sack the president vice president and other high ranking officials in the council on government was was a total of seventy lawmakers in the catalan government voted in favor of secession in the end ted were against him to abstain in protest next hour seashell a do burns has been following t

region contributing twenty percent of spain's g.d.p. independence could bring greater prosperity. but eighteen year old samuel bravos is convinced that independence will only bring economic uncertainty. why should i favor independence if it won't benefit me. economists on both sides of this issue will say different things but things would likely be worse than they are now. samuels dilemma is also personal his father serves in the spanish national police the same force that cracked down on referendum voters. on the spanish government is more to blame but the catalan government has taken advantage of the situation they've taken us down the wrong path. when the the. as the political crisis deepens historic divisions are resurfacing the fascist salutes of the franco dictatorship are now used to defy the cattle and regional police. you're earning more money than the glorious a bill you should be ashamed of traitors and traitors the new well is acutely aware of. now the regional and national police have become politicized. because spanish soc

well the turbulence in spain is also having an impact on investor sentiment across europe. filled us in on the day at the france the stock exchange. well i think in some markets in europe it did have an effect that put a brake on the developments when i look at france or britain or britain of course with its own banks and worries or italy the trading there was nothing to write home about but here in frankfurt yes there were worries there were some concerns but certainly no panic because the dax reached a record high almost going to that thirteen thousand point level at the beginning of trading then i think the worries over catalona catalonia dampened the market and the market lost steam but recovered towards the end so kind of a funny day people are worried because they don't know what will ensue but on the other hand people had the time and let's say the inclination to look at the strong points of german economy for example but also low interest rates offering little alternative to investments in equities but when you just mentioned britain and of course i mean with brics

to my opinion the whole of spain should vote and decide if we want catalonia to remain in spain or not for the know. there's little to indicate the standoff over catalonia its independence will end soon leaving people only able to guess what happens next. well to pick up where that report left off for many across spain and your way would bated breath to see what comes next and we've got team coverage that we find fish are in barcelona and martin roberts in madrid good day to you both martin i want to start off with you if i may in madrid prime minister mariano rajoy is about to address the parliament in madrid he just took a seat what do you expect him he'll say. i think it's pretty much gone through he said what you did fact is. if the chasm government do not start talking about that all bets are off there is no chance of any talks or less they do ask senator leahy he doesn't want to. reference a. constitutional call suspended on the other hand. also after all he spoke so. interesting he said. he rested after hour in agreement for parliament and i receive to discuss a possible constit

also people in spain, within spain, who are asking them to listen. today we are making a gesture for responsibility. in favour of dialogue. i'm convinced that if eve ryo ne dialogue. i'm convinced that if everyone in the next few days acts ina everyone in the next few days acts in a responsible way, fulfilling their responsibilities, the conflict between catalonia and spain can be resolved in assembling and agreed way, respecting the will of citizens. we want to be faithful to oui’ citizens. we want to be faithful to our long history. to everyone who have suffered for this. our sons and daughters, everyone who considers catalonia their land. to live and to cohabitate. thank you. applause. soa applause. so a standing ovation for the cata la n so a standing ovation for the catalan president carles puigdemont ina long catalan president carles puigdemont in a long speech, the start of which he condemned spanish actions for provoking chaos, critical not only of the spanish government trying to disrupt that referendum on october one, critical also of the

you have got the support and solidarity of the rest of spain, the guarantee of the rest of spain, the guarantee of the rest of spain, the guarantee of the rule of law, then the defence of the rule of law, then the defence of your or their liberties and rights. and two of the spanish people, i want to give you a message of peace, trust, because these are difficult moments but we will ove i’co m e difficult moments but we will overcome them. these are complex times. but we will go forward. we believe in our country and feel proud of who we are, what we are. the democratic principles are solid, strong, and that is because they are based on the desire of millions and millions of spanish people to live in peace, together, jointly and in freedom. this is how we have built the spain of the last few decades. this is how we must continue, with surrender the bot determination. along this road, in that better spain that we are all wishing for. catalonia will be included. i will finish my words to all the spanish people, underlining once more the firm commitment of the crown with constitution a

with the leader of catalonia bent on independence spain appears to be sliding into constitutional chaos with all the uncertainty that entails we find out what the costs might be and what the separatists are hoping for when i'm christopher spring eight this is the day. mr puts demands message is a journey to nowhere because there is no democracy outside the law there is no coexistence there are no rights outside the law for a long time is to put them on has been living outside the law outside reality and outside sanity for that here but i feel like oh yeah deserves the independence we are in we have a different culture we have a different language and i support it but it's a scary situation we don't know what the spanish government is capable of and we well you've seen october the first how that went to him but we thought he of them by his apartment in the middle of the territory breaks away it would immediately be outside european union treaties that this year he may have anyway i'm from all it's been a little it's market with a little bit ball up in the mcnally of europe so most wealth

versus how the prime minister of spain has responded to this. it is not everywhere there are two significant separatist movements in europe at risk auckland and at the lower that there aren't any other ones there are thomas movements in italy and in belgium looking for more self government within the state but there's nowhere else in europe where independent support is almost forty percent so let's not exaggerate this clearly there was a difference in scotland because it's long been recognized that united kingdom is a union of nation with the british government has been prepared to consider secession in the case of northern ireland and in the case of scotland it's partly a matter of the constitution which is much more relaxed in the u.k. than this case of spain but it's also an understanding of the nature of the state and that's where the european union it really hasn't provided a space for these movements are looking for more autonomy but don't want independence and that is where catalonia i see sarah to be they want given that special status a

to spain it is a simple matter of obeying the law. the senate will give the prime minister mariano rajoy emergency powers to take control of catalonia. translation: we are not prepared to allow some people to liquidate our constitution and rules that have served our country for the last a0 years. singing. tonight, catalan leaders stand on land they now claim as their own. but they and their opponents in madrid are now both in unknown territory. celebratory fireworks are still going on around me here. some of the demonstrators and people celebrating tonight are saying we savour this moment. we have been chasing this moment. we have been chasing this moment for so many years, even though they know uncertain times are ahead. mariano rajoy has held a crisis cabinet meeting in the last few hours. he has already said that the catalan parliament will be dissolved and the embassies they have around the world will be closed, apart from the one in brussels and proper elections will be held on december 22nd. he added that the best and the worst

if we demand that catalonia stays in spain and then the european union since we are all europeans. these people fear a future is an independent state outside the european union and without a lead vantages of membership some go further they want to see the arrest of khalid demand the catalan leaders sacked by madrid it's a tense standoff at one point a group of pro unity demonstrators attempt to storm the barricades to reach the catalan parliament. with fresh regional elections ordered for december in madrid spain socialist leader pedro sanchez is banging the drum for unity. that india have no doubt that harmony and coexistence will win catalonia will continue to be part of spain thanks. the reason and the law everyone wants peaceful coexistence between cats and then in spain local media say the public prosecutor could order a month's arrest as early as monday with tensions still running high there's little sign of any end to the crisis. let's go to barcelona now where correspondent phil is on the story for us charlotte you were at today's demonstration what did you say. hi that's r

and on newsnight, is spain facing an existential threat tonight? while catalans celebrate today's declaration of independence, madrid has sacked the catalans‘ separatist leader and dissolved catalonia's parliament. can the stand—off be resolved peacefully and what's the impact of the crisis on the rest of europe? good evening and welcome to bbc news. spain is in a state of constitutional turmoil, with the country's prime minister mariano rajoy announcing that he has sacked the catalan leader, his cabinet and the chief of police. it comes after catalonia's parliament voted for independence from spain. mr rajoy said he would seek to have that vote declared illegal and he said there would be elections held in december for a new catalan parliament. tonight there have been crowds amassed in the centre of barcelona in a defiant show of support for independence, but the situation has caused alarm elsewhere in europe. our first report is from our europe editor katya adler who is in barcelona. all: si, si, si. one by one the yes votes were counted, cele

it is a day of reckoning in spain two votes. each pulling spain in a pre found lead difference direction. fast catalonia's regional parliament voted seventy to tend. to establish an independence catalan republic. the opposition boycotted the vote as cries of live it's. from independence supporters outside the parliament building. those dramatic scenes were followed less than an hour later by a second vote. this time in the spanish senate. they grew they grunted madrid powers to impose direct rule on catalonia. cabinets led by prime minister mariota rajoy it. this evening to decide colonel we will begin to implement direct rule. he spoke within the last half hour and set elections will be held in december. and the catalan parliament would be dissolved. but over to put his knife us now in barcelona. oral. is this phase of khan's push them on a little clearer now that we've heard from myanmar under rajoy tonight's. well from what we on this. i'm deathly demo and it will be forced to to resign. heightened. will be. to resign. could

if we demand that catalonia state in spain and in the european union since we are all europeans. these people fear a future as an independent state outside the european union and without all the advantages of membership some go further they want to see the arrest of khalid to munt the catalan leaders sacked by madrid it's a tense standoff at one point a group of pro unity demonstrators attempt to storm the barricades to reach the catalan parliament. with fresh regional elections ordered for december in madrid spain socialist leader pedro sanchez is banging the drum for unity. that india have no doubt that harmony and coexistence will win catalonia will continue to be part of spain thanks to reason and the law everyone wants peaceful coexistence between catalonia and spain local media said the public prosecutor could order to months arrest as early as monday with tensions still running high there's little sign of any end to the crisis. let's go to barcelona now where. a story for us charlotte you were at today's demonstration what did she say. by that's right friday was a chance o

who is and who isn't backing a united spain. there's plenty of reaction coming in given these major developments happening in catalonia albeit with very few surprises we have heard from the president of the european council donald to school has said that nothing changes and that the e.u. will continue to speak directly with madrid we've seen reaction from germany of course the german government said they do not recognize this unilateral declaration of independence we've heard from of course the french president also showing his support in full support to the spanish prime minister mariano rajoy here in the u.k. of course also plenty of reaction we've heard from downing street saying the does not and will not recognize the unilateral declaration of independence because this vote the referendum on october first was deemed illegal by spanish courts that was a reaction from to recently but from scotland's nicolas sturgeon we have seen a reaction of seeing the people of catalonia should have the ability to determine their own future

carlos pushed them all accuse madrid of ignoring the will of catalan people who voted to secede from spain the spanish government sacked him and dissolved his parliament after it declared independence from spain on friday and independence demonstrators have gathered on the streets of madrid in support of the government u.s. defense secretary james mattis says the threat of a nuclear missile attack by north korea is accelerating speaking at annual defense talks in south korea mattis insisted diplomacy was the preferred course of action but stressed it was only effective when backed by credible force. mayor miles government said it has put in place a plan to harvest rice from land abandoned by row hinge of families in northern iraq and states more than six hundred thousand ranger have fled to bangladesh since late late august after a military crackdown by myanmar's military human rights groups say the decision raises questions about whether the refugees well ever be allowed back those are the headlines i'll be back in twenty five minutes but for now you can see inside story . in control of c

industries in spain? how are they weathering this uncertainty7m industries in spain? how are they weathering this uncertainty? it is worth highlighting again that this isa worth highlighting again that this is a political crisis and there was a long way to go before it turned into an economic crisis. we are seeing things already a fact... we saw the strikes. we also have questions about uncertainty. if you area questions about uncertainty. if you are a business in catalonia, give maybe questioning whether you should continue. that could lead to lower growth in the future. sounds familiar. thank you for coming in and giving your take. we will discuss in a bit more detail later. we are also looking at google. it dominates internet search — and together with facebook controls most of the online advertising market — worth billions of dollars a month. but in the ultra competitive world of smartphones — compared with apple and samsung it‘s a mere minnow. google hopes its latest pixel devices will change all that — our technology correspondent rory cellanjones has

how strong then is spain let's say without the region in the north. without the region in the north it's the count for twenty percent of the entire economy so obviously spain would be would be much weaker interesting point would also be actually who's going to take over the spanish the for the federal or central government debt because i don't think that can you could leave spain without taking its responsibility on government government debt so they would also have to take some debt with them so it's an extremely tricky situation and. it meets emotion and economic gratian all right here an economic question i would say stay in the country because economically it is clearly not beneficial to the cotillion economy but i think it's more an emotional story and something about authorities then a pure economic argument here are and i just let just briefly at the big picture there i mean we see this north south divide of course across europe do you think what we see in catalonia is just the tip of the iceberg. in the political discussion yes in the economic

thousands rally in madrid barcelona vowing to keep spain together after the parliament declared independence. also this hour a u.s. senator approaches twitter to disclose personal messages in accounts held by wiki leaks social networks lawyers are set to testify in congress on alleged russian meddling in the u.s. election. bribery racketeering and fraud a billionaire drug company boss faces charges for allegedly getting doctors to overprescribe highly addictive painkillers some of them fifty times stronger than heroin. anything from moscow just pm here in the russian capital. welcome to the program. now we start tonight's rundown in barcelona where activists on motorcycles and cars are paraded through the city center waving spanish flags the pro unity rally is being held the day of the castle and parliament voted to declare the region's independence from spain. the. dubin ski's in the capital joins us live now charlotte it's been a week of protests hasn't it across spain. madrid and barcelona as well pro unity pro dependents people reaction been so far by the latest moves from woodridge. wel

this is did only news live from berlin is spain reaching the point of no return as it plunges deeper into its biggest political crisis in decades the country's top court has banned the council on parliamentary session in a bid to block separatists from declaring independence we're going to pass a lead of them all. also on this program in the u.s. the powerful gun lobby coals for more regulation days after the worst mass shooting in the country's modern history the national rifle association says devices used to make guns fire foster should face greatest scrutiny. and this year's nobel prize for literature goes to british writer cuz will ishiguro judges praising the originality and emotional depth of his work which includes the well known novel the remains of the day. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring eight thanks for joining us catalonia is bid for independence from spain has hit something of a road block spain's highest court banning a parliamentary session in catalonia scheduled for monday that could see the region decl. independence it's unclear however what effect t

with the leader of catalonia bent on independent spain appears to be sliding into constitutional chaos with all the uncertainty that entails we find out what the costs might be and what the separatists are hoping for when i'm christopher spring eight this is the day. mr puts demands message is a journey to nowhere because there is no democracy outside the law there is no coup existence there are no rights outside the law for a long time is to put them on has been living outside the law outside reality and outside sanity for that matter but i feel like oh yeah deserves the independence we are in we have a different culture we have a different language and i support it but it's a scary situation we don't know what the spanish government is capable of and we well you've seen october the first how that went to him that we go to them by his apartment that we in middle of the territory breaks away it would immediately be outside european union treaties with us here he may have anyway don't run at all it's been a little it's market with the ball of in the mccully of your show most closely in

more police say they've brought down a suspect also coming up violence and a constitutional crisis in spain that's as catalonian separatists claim victory in an authorised independence referendum catalan officials say ninety percent of voters backed independence despite police efforts to stall the ballot. well i'm terry martin thanks for joining us we begin in the u.s. where at least two people have been killed in twenty four others wounded after a gunman armed with an automatic weapon opened fire at a concert at the mandalay bay casino in las vegas police say a suspect is down authorities don't believe there are any more shooters a local hospital has said several people are being true to treated for gunshot wounds. let's cross over now to los vegas ransome garcia is a host for the radio station one hundred two point seven and joins us now from l.a. from las vegas rather tell us reza what's the latest where the latest is that the suspect has been taken down i've been listening to some of the police scanners around here in las vegas and looks like they believe that the suspect they haven't r