this is d.w. news live from berlin a show of defiance in barcelona nearly half a million catalogs separatists take to the streets in support of their regions problem and this comes out with up to spanish prime minister mariano rajoy enough of plans to dissolve catalonia government and call an early election will find out

from madrid and but abbas i don't know what this could mean also coming up. results from elections in the czech republic show the country's next prime minister could be a populist billionaire andre bobbish says he's on no party wants to take an active role in shaping the e.u. policies. and we'll tell you about a young man overcoming disability and living his dream. the professional video game and his blind we'll tell you how he manages to not only compete but when. i'm human and welcome to the program this week spain gave cuts alone an ultimatum.

withdraw your declaration of independence or face the consequences today prime minister mariano rajoy made good on his warning madrid says it plans to sack catalan leaders in a televised address catalan president said he would call on his fundament to hold a session to discuss a response to madrid's actions now crowds gathered in buffalo not to support independence. for these catalans madrid's response is yet another insult hundreds of thousands of separatist demonstrators took to barcelona streets on saturday among them was car let's put them all the catalan leader his supporters later gathered again outside the regional parliament to protest madrid's move to impose central authority. sensible couples who were. without going through the polls with little support and against the will of the majority the government of marianna hawley wants to appoint a directory to remotely control the life of catalonia from madrid whose day mom was

harsh in his criticism of madrid likening its announcement to spain's fascist dictatorship that ruled the country for much of the twentieth century. the spanish government with the support of the socialist and liberal party has undertaken the worst attack on the institutions and people of catalonia since the decree of the military dictator francisco franco abolishing the government of qatar lonia. spain's prime minister mariano rajoy was likely expecting a strong rebuke from barcelona and triggering article one fifty five of spain's constitution he has turned to what he considers a measure of last resort in the growing political crisis between madrid and barcelona. the autonomy and self governance of catalonia will not be suspended it will remove the people that government outside the law and the constitution. self governance will not end it will be recovered for the

sake of its legality and for the coexistence of all catalans not just those who are pro independence. plan foresees catalan affairs coming under madrid's direction regional elections would be held within six months that can only happen if spain's senate approves or has decision to trigger article one fifty five senators are due to vote on friday roy's conservative people's party holds a majority of the senate seats but let's hear about how cuts alone is reacting to these latest moves. so joins me now from buffalo and uprights good to see you so how did people react to what pushed him or had to say. people fell quiet in the square behind me which is the square in front of the government palace right to nine o'clock when he started speaking before the mood has been really festive lots of chanting and schlepping and generally enjoying

river of lucia narry spirit but then when which the man had finished speaking as things sort of fell flat throughout the because we what he had given them well lots of big words but not what they had been waiting for i think that was every declaration of independence this poisoned chalice he has sort of handed over to parliament problem and will meet on monday and then probably again next week and everybody is still waiting will they do it or will they not do it will they declare redeclare independence or not we will see next week the cat and mouse game between barcelona and madrid goes on and so the question now is can push them on and perhaps even the parliament now deliver what catalan separatists are expecting. he can't really deliver any more he can deliver emotions he can sort of a whip up their feelings he can make them feel great push him and talked about he

in english appealing to the people of europe chocked about the european nation of how to lonia and however what he can really do is force this through for them because it's quite clear this is what the situation is like money on the heart of the prime minister has announced it today and it is a matter of only a few days during the run off next week that power will be taken away from carlos puts demand and he will have to hand over he will be gone as a political figure so he can talk the talk but he cannot walk the walk he can't deliver what people want madrid will take over by a professional joining us from buffalo and thank you. has now crossed over to the spanish capital madrid where generalist martin roberts is standing by martin how do you think madrid is likely to react to put it on its latest address well the most

important thing as barbara said is that he didn't actually mention the word independence which. has amongst the pigeons so. many changes in the plan which is for some of. them are. still his right to reply give him a hearing because again they won't proceed you're not hearing what he's got to say first now remains to be seen whether he will actually accept us in that session because. repeated invitations are to address the march and arms and. the first times. so her second term so that's the next step is to see whether he will actually come to enjoy. their testimonies we're going to read him see what he has. but time is ticking there's an election which is set to take place in about six months what does madrid hope to get out of the fresh election in catalonia. well i think what they want says a majority not. a majority which is to try

again to our constitutional or unconstitutional. i mean today only the japanese economy starts her books as far as they were. there which by the way will you know will still be allowed to marry and so it's official it's all there to talk about anything short of and we're darn sure the constitution doesn't. have her . till the end of the day today. and so there are. again. situations. for to us attention war. journalist martin roberts joining us from madrid thank you time now for some of the other stories making news around the world u.s. president donald trump says he will allow the release of long secret files related

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that didn't stop him from becoming a professional gamer. meet blind warriors spin of the gaming world known as finn bend a vega in the real one at the age of six he lost his sight and his biggest fear at first was being unable to play video games anymore but after a while he discovered he was able to play street fighter. i was able to hear what was going on in the game and react to each intervention to move from each character has a different sound. after you learn each sound effect you have to know how to react on it and from that moment on my new game experience started. at the scales to enter his first tournament as a pro. i want to measure all day and it was so amazing

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