now, joining us this morning to digest all of the latest news, tatiana. good morning to you. i want to get your sense of the situation. we are hearing so much out of brussels and london. it seems like the effective deadline is going to be thursday at this eu summit. do you think we reach a compromise by then? >> good morning. they keep us guessing, don't they? you know, i'm torn. it seems they, market is not. the market thinks a deal is on the table because it makes economic sense. i'm maybe a little less optimistic about that because it's not just about economics. it is about ideology and politics. this morning, as maria just said, it is clearly a positive that there is some movement on fishing. one would've thought it was possible to find an agreement there. there's a number of ways to cut it. one is the timing of the transition. you have something to play with. i would think that there is something similar on the playing field that you just have to find the right wording, where you can say, i'm independent, but, at the same time, i do acknowledge that i work in a great sys