it can take the role that it needs to take we have independent strivings as we're seeing with catalonia europe is very preoccupied with itself as well we have a populous nationalist forces certainly not just in the u.s. but in europe too so again i think our recommendation is let's not forget in the midst of all this turmoil and uncertainty that there's really a rock bottom relationship that's the security karen terror for germany for the us for us all with the it's a strong transatlantic underpinning of security we can't guarantee our liberal western order isn't there's something there you know that we all in our generation have in common is there was this one was this this given that there would always be these exchanges between americans and germans and europeans there was this back and forth across the atlantic is that still a given i mean we see cutbacks in the united states with the fulbright program for example there's always talks about cutting that back i mean that those cultural those people mixers r r. they threatened right now. i'm not i'm not so sure that we are heading towards so

it can take the role that it needs to take we have independent strivings as we're seeing with catalonia europe is very preoccupied with itself as well we have a populist nationalist forces certainly not just in the us but in europe too so again i think our recommendation is let's not forget in the midst of all this turmoil and uncertainty that there's really a rock bottom relationship that's the security karen terror for germany for the u.s. for us all with the it's a strong transatlantic underpinning of security we can't guarantee our liberal western order isn't there's something there you know that we all in our generation have in common is there was this one was this this given that there would always be these exchanges between americans and germans and europeans there was this back and forth across the atlantic is that still a given i mean we see cutbacks in the united states with the fulbright program for example there's always talks about cutting that back i mean that those cultural those people mixers r r. they threatened right now. i'm not i'm not so sure that we are heading towards so

it can take the role that it needs to take we have independent strivings as we're seeing with catalonia europe is very preoccupied with itself as well we have a populist nationalist forces certainly not just in the us but in europe too so again i think our recommendation is let's not forget in the midst of all this turmoil and uncertainty that there's really a rock bottom relationship that's the security. for germany for the u.s. for us all with the it's a strong transatlantic underpinning of security and we can't guarantee our liberal western order isn't there's something there you know that we all in our regeneration have in common is there was this one was this this given that there would always be these exchanges between americans and germans and europeans there was this back and forth across the atlantic is that still a given i mean we see cutbacks in the united states with the fulbright program for example there's always talks about cutting that back i mean that those cultural those people mixers r r. they threatened right now. i'm not i'm not so sure that we are heading towards some sor

thei believe that is why president of catalonia has asked europe to react. we need your help. need to be understood, because what we are being asked ,o do is a political conflict and political conflicts need a political outcome. and our determination is to engage in a dialogue and to find a political solution. >> the cauause started october , with the balance from the spanish side. , there was in a very peaceful way -- a very peaceful way. it was the violence from spanish way,es who broke it this who has started the chaos. >> there is no chaos. there is no chaos. >> what kind of support have you benefited from so far? puigdemont: we are european citizens. we have the right to move freely across europe, within the european union. like other european citizens, we are here quite legitimately. to the welcome back newsroom. we have been listening to asked a catalan later carles puigdemont in brussels, a day after he fled there with five cabinet ministers. puigdemont said he hoped the dialogue with spain's central government would work, but it clearly failed. he also called his gove

succession and you know look at you when you're all across europe but catalonia they're not alone in this so this isn't just about this region this country the catalans and of course not alone in their desire to rewrite the map of europe and that perhaps perhaps explains why the european union refuses to get involved a referendum on scottish independence narrowly failed in twenty fourteen and there are long standing independence claims in belgium while lonia region and on the island of corsica which is part of france but the list of places in europe with separatist movements is actually much longer and the e.u. has consistently kept its distance peter let me go to you first the european union did not get involved they say there they're not in the position to negotiate if the european union cannot be more of an effective force in these sorts of disputes and we've just seen these disputes are all over europe what is the future of the e.u. why have the e.u. i think it is very why use you not to get involved here this is very sensitive this is political and the european union is not a pol

catalonia does this continue no. in europe if you think you're going to have problem yes you know political parties are great political alignment the great. thing about this confrontation between. governments is these are both very weak governments very weak leaders. gone through really terrible corruption scandals and the politicians are discredited and they're using both sides as a means of shoring up their support finding a negotiated solution well the most difficult but i want to ask all three of you if i could longer term or how does this impact the european union regardless of how it turns out whether they can actually sit down and negotiate or we see police and the rest move in so what is the long term impact on the european union so you know let me start with you on that. i just think your opinion and the impact could just be if this gets somehow. finished even if it's in a bad situation but somehow finished but if it's being present and we keep having all this international media attention it could become something. d

catalonia? how will europe respond to rajoy's handling of the spanish situation in catalonia?t the end of the summer, now they have a serious constitutional crisis the likes of which we haven't seen. rising, dollar is offered, euro is offered, oil is offered. risk on, oil is lower, euro is dropping, but the dollar is on the march. higher aussie dollar, that is going to knock our open. goteuro is down, spain has a constitutional issue crisis, whatever word you want to use, citigroup used the word crisis. , euro-dollar down -- the ecb will be relatively dovish. oil, a can't keep their oil compliance together. that is the bottom line for opec, produced another 20,000 gallons of oil. butcher house and order, opec. let's talk about the bond market because that is the prison of risk that shows you what is going on with catalonia. ,his is the bund spain 10-year again you are seeing an escalation in risk in the spread between the two. waiting for a print. that is yesterday's print. spanish tenure government bond, checking that print. in the meantime, anna? francine: -- anna: let's get

not sure about the risks around europe clearly catalonia has a streak of independence.oday was the deadline that the leader there was set to make a decision on, whether he would go forward with it. it appears they will spain will have to impose action for a rule of law. we'll take you there >> certainly a dose of caution in the markets bond yields are lower in europe. it doesn't seem like a panic move, but people stepping back to see how this phase of things plays out. a slew of economic data out of china overnight. third quarter gdp growth coming in at 6.8% in line with expectations. september production and retail sales firmer fixed asset investment was a disappointment so it was a mixed picture in terms of the numbers coming out of china the hang seng down almost 2% shanghai down about a third of a percent. south korea weaker japan to the upside there. we'll have a live report from beijing coming up. >> some strategists were wondering if it was possible to pit o put out worse news on the economy amid the party congress. this was better on the gdp front. >>> breaking

europe also let's get across some of that. joy. from the u.k. now see what's been said there. well you know definitely this is a developing. thing come in. during this announcement from catalonia specifically he also said that europe is going to continue speaking only with spain and he did bush urged both sides to lean towards dialogue rather than using force so this is been one big reaction so far and certainly we can expect to hear more in the hours to come but what is clear here is that this is something that is not going to be very much favored throughout the european union there's no question about that because in the time leading up to the referendum of october first where ninety percent of the population that came out to vote did support independence that eventually ended up leading to the declaration of independence that we saw today we do know that leaders throughout europe were urging catalonia to not go ahead and proclaim any independence because of course this is not something that they want to become a trend throughout the european community and certainly we have seen today that the catalan people are not ready to listen to those messages throughout europe and tha

ofior administrator catalonia saying all of europe faces economic damage unless the resolution is found. the yield spread is narrowing. german industry rebounding from a low with its best month in seven years, keeping europe's because the economy on a solid footing. output increasing from july when a seller -- output increasing from july 2011 from what is called a typically volatile gauge compared to a gain of 4.9%. that comes after factory orders rebounded in august, rising the most since december. exporters benefiting from global demand. let's get to sterling. options traders becoming more bearish on the pound once again. that is the most pessimistic investors have been nonsterling since the election back in june. less than a month ago, sentiment turned bullish after the boe signal that could raise rates in response to celebrating inflation. sterling last week had its biggest weekly drop since last october. it comes after a surge in september of 3.6%. this was after a more hawkish bank of england. 19 minutes into the trading day in the u.s. abigail: very small moves for the major aver

the ongoing political crisis between the spanish government and the regional government of catalonia. our europeadrid. wherever you go in spain at the moment, people argue, banks and vent about it. the catalan question, and how on earth it can be resolved. in the capital madrid, there's talk of little else. of course we are concerned about the situation, and so are a concerned about the situation, and so are a lot of catalans, who don't wa nt so are a lot of catalans, who don't want independence. translation: a lot of us don't understand what's going on. the politicians on both sides are acting in their own interests. they should be looking out for us, the people. tension is mounting. today, spain's constitutional court banned monday's meeting of the catalan parliament, where lawmakers were expected to declare independence. but the cata la n declare independence. but the catalan government has ignored constitutional rulings before and you get the feeling they're going to do it again. translation: we condemn this ruling which violates the freedom of expression. we will not be censored. inside the

catalonia stands on its own two feet? will it trade with spain like it does today? to the european union? in specific sectors, we have one of the biggest retail brands in europe basing catalonia. agribusiness, also manufacturing. catalonia is the second-largest auto manufacturing hub in spain. spain is the second-largest auto manufacturing country in europe. do big auto manufacturers are present in the country and also there is tourism. >> how important is tourism, actually? >> very important. reaper millioned visitors last your, the second highest number after madrid. 18 million people visited mostonia, making it the visited region in spain. that has been on the rise for many years. but it's not all good news for catalonia. if the region becomes independent, we have the .uestion about debt the local debt is at 35 point 2%. madrid could argue an independent catalonia take the 19% of its debt. basically, that is the same as the gdp of catalonia, 100%. the region would essentially be bankrupt. >> we will take a quick break and be back in a few minutes of thate live coverage mass shooting out of las vegas today. stay tuned. ♪ >> in november 2016 on the heels of

calling on the you for help are a common sight among the crowds of protesters in catalonia many here are asking why isn't europe stepping in. we feel abandoned by the you would they should have intervened because of the police violence on sunday so i don't know. today if the european parliament ensconced book lawmakers from catalonia are asking the same question. being a clear breach of fundamental rights and european values in catalonia the use of by a land against peaceful vote goes against basic values against the libyan child of fundamental rights so this is not an end the spanish matter catalonia president pushed him on has repeatedly asked for europe's help overseas regions future brussels is in a bind. but the commission cannot force the spanish government into dialogue this is of course. entirely up to the government of madrid which is by a provision in the treaty. safeguarded from intervention from you commission and so there as the commission has already stated it will not enter into domestic affairs in strasbourg a commission vice president plans to months reaffirmed his support for madrid if the law

catalonia. remains defiant reports. is running out of options. save europe catalonia as independence movements looking increasingly desperate they're reaching out for help it concerns to each and every european citizen but slick campaign videos won't end the tense standoff with the spanish government now before it's too late. to earlier this week protests at barcelona against the jailing of two independents leaders by spanish judge the catalan president call a speech of arms called them political prisoners last week a unilaterally declared independence and civil tasty suspended it to allow for talks but prime minister mariano rajoy says his government won't mediate with secessionists he's given puts him on until thursday morning to clarify revoke any independence claim if he doesn't back down the spanish government could take it up precedented step and impose direct rule which of on his entire government could be suspended or even jailed this is high stakes political brinkmanship of mr preacher man seems ready to risk everything he believes he's honoring the

they will also be at risk in europe and catalonia.nation is not a crime. these go against foundations that european citizens through their diversity. catalonia isa through their diversity. catalonia is a european nation. it's cold to european believers. we do what we do because we believe in the democratic and peaceful europe. the europe of the charter of fundamental rights that should protect each and eve ryo ne that should protect each and everyone of us. you should know that what you are fighting for at your home, we are also fighting for in catalonia. and we will continue to do so. carles puigdemont there. almost a month after hurricane maria devastated puerto rico, the us territory is still struggling to provide basic services like electricity and running water. 3a people were killed by the storm, and some estimates have put the clean—up bill as high a $95 billion. speaking on thursday, president trump gave his administration ten out of ten for its handling of the disaster. but there was strong criticism of the response from the

five to impose direct rule on the region prime minister roy say the rule of law in catalonia will be restored while europe the us say they do not recognize catalonia as an independent state.

catalonia's independence from spain and we will bring you the latest. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ from what it -- moments away from what maybe the most what moment in europe. t to speak, will they declare independence from spain and what will the reaction be? it is catalonia's moment of truth. >> it is, it has been a dramatic few days. in spain. today, it will reach a head for now. we do not know what will happen. the feeling is that there will be a formal word in the president's speech that refers to catalonian independence, how will it be framed, how it will be head, how direct with the declaration be? hanging over this is the potential that we could get more drama with some people saying he could be arrested soon after his speech. high drama awaits us. mark: if he does not use the words unilateral, what does that do to his core supporters? does he alienate his core supporters who want to go the whole way? >> absolutely. that is a big risk for carles puigdemont, his coalition is incredible fragile. we know he is being pulled from all sides and moderates who do not want the unilateral work, the 40 hour deadline. the radical site is saying we have to do it.

europe. we do know that forty unions and associations and catalonia have already called for a region wide strike against what happened here in this region against the force of the violence that was used to to prevent the referendum on independence of catalonia from happening. well the way civil guard officer is trying to disperse the crowd house race can. certain here you can see people holding up rubber bullets fired into the crowd and protests as in your own a in ne in catalonia also faced off against offices demonstrators have their hands up as a sign of nonviolence but police apparently started hitting them with batons another video has also sparked an outcry and a warning you might find the following images distressing well this video circulating online appears to show one of the officers trying to remove a woman and twisting her wrist in the process she claims her fingers were broken intentionally. actuations up to of the policeman of the spanish policeman have been completely scandalous i mean it's it's there was. extreme violence against specific people that only they didn't even fold ba

deadliest cost and phenomenon there talking to us a little earlier from las vegas now back here in europe catalonia is due for more disruption as workers there strike in protest at police violence that's after heavy handed tactics marred sunday's referendum on independence catalan leaders say ninety percent of voters backed a split from spain critics say the poll was flawed because opponents stayed away now catalonia is asking for international mediation as tensions run high in the region let's see what people in the streets of barcelona are saying. but i mean we know that to me this was a turning point because i've always been cut the line but i never had strong feelings about independence until now. i've been more civic minded. but after yesterday my way for thinking really changed. you know coming back to my son or your kid we don't have to talk about yes well no but about human rights about what happened yesterday yeah i know i think that europe does something if you thought this. was the god was god he was god. and then you're talking about independence day ok and that's a mistake made by usua

we don't want to fragmented and divided we want europe to flourish and we want to be part of it. but many in catalonia who are against independence such as this architect are still against today's protests they worried it will increase the tension and more fragile this the spanish the spanish flag and. then with russian with spanish flags of the recession with francs because. i think it's not. a very good idea to have. the streets filled with the two sides because they're going to clash still for protests the christina today's march was a success she says the people here represent catalonia silent majority organizers say this was the biggest ever protest against catalonia seceding from spain. well i've just seen in europe a large numbers of people out on the streets just the sights of this protest show that a majority of catalans are against independence. it is clearly a strong signal that so many people have come out into the streets now if you believe the opinion polls that have been published before the referendum there has always been a strong majority. against independence and in the opinion poll

to impose direct rule on the region prime minister roy say that the rule of law in catalonia will be restored while europe and the u.s. say they do not recognize catalonia as an independent state. live from moscow to the world this is r.t. international my names you know neil just after eight in the russian capital it's just after seven o'clock evening time in catalonia which is witnessing an historic day the region's parliament has voted in favor of declaring independence from spain the results of a secret ballot were released in the late afternoon a total of seventy lawmakers voted in favor of independence ten voted against. both pro independence lawmakers and crowds of people outside parliament did not hesitate. to show their relation at three of the. thank. i. was thwarted at the top was of the god i. was. was. our correspondent charlet dubin ski house reaction from the council on capital barcelona. from very early this morning people started gathering here in the square around the capital on palm and waiting for those parliamentarians to a rifle to decide whether they would vote on independence today

also the businesses currently located in catalonia would move to other countries either to spain or only in europe which would mean that the caller economic strength of the of the region would clearly be on the mind and of course that that exodus we're already seeing i mean madrid is rolling out the red carpet for companies to move their headquarters out of catalonia and into spain 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

hello and welcome to focus on europe i'm michelle henery catalonia nationalists have sought autonomy and.

europe, catalonia's secession may be unraveling. is 8:00 a.m. across the emirates.his is bloomberg markets -- this is " bloomberg markets: middle east." we are in the latter part of the session in markets like new zealand and australia. have a look at the broader picture in the region. there is not really much to latch onto. markets are flat on the benchmark. we are mixed when you look across of these -- across a lot of these markets. there's been the emergence of these individual benchmarks. pulling korea up. japan is being pulled down by banks. or 130 companies are set to report earnings in the next few hours. in currency markets, the dollar has been up. the boj is a big story for us in asia/pacific. it's about 12 noon. in about two and a half hours, a thatrence gets underway coincides with a flurry of growth numbers out of europe. that will be a very busy time. not just asia but what has been happening in the eurozone. >> yeah. other asset classes that are high on the radar. since the highest level february. look, if your coffee isn't getting you up to gear this

are staying here in europe the crisis in catalonia is escalating as spain prepares to take full control of the. region now this comes after the cattle on leader refused to give up demands for independence today the central government in madrid saying now that the cattle on president must face the consequences. the game of brinkmanship heats up catalan leader coalesce puts them on at the regional parliament for the latest showdown cameras struggle to get a good glimpse of the man who is refusing to back down. in his latest letter to the spanish government pushed him on wand that the catalan parliament could vote to declare independence if madrid triggers article one fifty five allowing it to suspend catalonia as regional government madrid's reaction to double down. the government will continue with the processing of article one hundred fifty five of the constitution with a goal to restore the law in catalonia. spain says it will hold a special cabinet meeting on saturday to activate article one fifty five this is never been used in modern spanish history so what does it mean in practice

taken very seriously have to be also confront let's let's talk for a minute about catalonia one of the biggest problems in europe. in his state of the union speech a cord for more united nation but spanish authorities tried to stop the referendum by detaining officials suspending catalonian police and replacing them with central police forces blocking the internet do you support these measures by the spanish government. that's a crucial situation or a very critical situation to have. if you look at the rule of law i do understand that if the set up is not being built up brightly for a for a no it couldn't be done and therefore you could also not accept the result whatever is coming up if anyone so do you support what the spanish authorities are doing yes and no yes today is a very political statement yes and no but listen it's a very interesting on so let me rule it out so god is the priority the player or team or no well you can act and you have to confront this situation by the rule of law or but putting people in prison are putting them into custody is a situation i'm very critical of because that doesn't hel

more time for dialogue with madrid is needed that came after a speech where he said catalonia will become a republic. europe today with the news live from berlin for all of us here in berlin thanks for the company will be back at the top of the hour.

anxious not only that for it was going to lead lead to a sort of contagion effect across europe but also with catalonia that cleaned up and would lead to a sort of domino effect across a separatist europe weather related to. corsicans and sold more than italy and some cases in central eastern europe and the e.u. is always very good at responding at the government level but it is has been consistently i think very bad responding it will certainly have been a little sensitive all right gentlemen i'm going to i'm going to jump in here gentlemen we're go we're going to go to a short break and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on catalonia state with. economic development is all about numbers really leads to more of this quarter we've heard. modern six point. lead what do we know about the other figures. when i think about the fact that our c.e.o. mike du made over twenty million dollars last year more than one thousand times the average wal-mart a says c.n.n. with all due respect i have to say i don't think that's right. is that just you know a free market would. people went from pretty

we saw slogans like freedom for catalonia, help catalonia save europe, and they were also shouting thatwould discuss how to respond to article 100 55. he would discuss whether or not to declare independence in this session, or in the following weeks. article 155 has never been invoked before. so how much do we know about what actually happens next? well, article 155, as you said, is an article which allows the spanish government to intervene directly in the running of catalonia. it is unprecedented, it has never been invoked before. and the spanish government triggered yesterday the article, yesterday, and now the next step is that these measures should be approved by spain‘s senate next week, probably on friday, the same day as the cata la n on friday, the same day as the catalan parliament will have a session that was announced yesterday by the catalan president, carles puigdemont. and this article, as we knew yesterday, has two important measures. the first one is that the cata la n measures. the first one is that the catalan president and the catalan government will be dismissed, an

not only that for brics it was going to lead lead to a sort of contagion effect across europe but also with catalonia that this cleaned up and would lead to a sort of domino effect across a separatist europe weather related to. corsicans and sold more than it's really and some cases in central eastern europe but the e.u. is always very good at responding at the government level but it is has been consistently i think very bad responding it will they will certainly have been a little ok all right gentlemen i would actually i'm going to jump in here gentlemen or go we're going to go to a short break and after that short break we'll. genuine discussion on catalog stayed with. in the us a child can choose a nominee course in school. with a retired officers as teachers we don't. recruit will says to if the cadet is interested in going in the military but we don't recruit ourselves. the pentagon is funding a program to boost interest in the military among teenagers. to step up to an apollo so that comfortable with yourself. things you can't go wrong with the military it's a great stepping stone for whateve

i love that catalonia, and spain, and europe! i want to be in europe. ars, these people have felt overshadowed and overridden by independence campaigners. and they now see this as their chance to change the balance of power in catalonia. this crowd celebrates the government's sacking of pro—independence authorities. for the first time in four decades, this region is being ruled directly by madrid. what do you think about the measures taken by the spanish government? i think we have to take these measures. we don't want to arrive in this situation, but i think we have no option. i am catalan. 100% catalan. together with spain. "jail to carles puigdemont," the sacked catalan leader, the crowds chant. "put him in prison," this woman tells me. "put away all of the pro—independence politicians." he has to go to prison because he is like a dictator. "we will vote," they chant. the catalan elections will take place in december, an opportunity for this side to pick leaders who want to stay with spain. james reynolds, bbc news, barcelona. let's take a look at som

low it is against the background of more political turmoil in the u.s., what is going on in europe with cataloniawhat would you be looking at as the next driver for the market? key -- there are two places. central banks, the federal reserve and the other is china. in terms of geopolitics, it is one of those unpredictable outcomes. i usually say to my clients, do you worry when you come out of the building that you will be hit by a bus in the morning? why are you wearing about korea? why are you worrying about catalonia? central banks can never again reintroduce by discovering volatility. it will bring forward economic volatility that they are trying to avoid. the question is whether china recognizes how much of the global reflation is due to them. china tried to deleverage and that is why commodity prices went down so sharply. i do not think china will do it again but that is the risk. we are living in a pleasant autumn. haidi: is there any possibility of liberation from extra narrate voluntary -- extraordinary monetary policy? >> no possibility for liberation at all. the only way to liberate you

go to one in europe because we're just two hours away from knowing the direction of catalonia is relationship with spain in which direction will it head that's when the catalan regional president. makes a speech revealing if he will follow through on a vote to secede from spain well for the very latest let's go to chona holly hughes outside the catalonia parliament in barcelona very specific timeline of events joe knew and all eyes really on barcelona where you are right now. yes i don't think anybody can remember or possibly even imagine the level of focus of attention on this building behind me the reason or parliament of catalonia and indeed all of this taking place as well under huge security a very strong presence of the squad or a couple own is police force here as well as we await any moment now in fact the arrival of carlos. the regional president who will give that address in just under two hours time and the big question everybody wants to know of course is will he or won't he use the occasion to declare independence from spain following that referendum on on october the first a ref

hello and welcome to focus on europe i'm michelle henery catalonia national.

steve, you see the geopolitics of catalonia, italy, whatever. is europeof the turmoil, is it an opportunity? on thei focus mostly european banks. they are better, but you don't really own them, you rent them. things in europe or more opaque. there hearted -- they are harder to understand. wanted tois where i go. i was thinking of david haro, who does not own them and rents them, he buys them and just waits and waits and waits for europe to come back and get that big dividend along the way. what do you mean by renting them? steve: what the regulators are is weaker there. there is more leverage. the balance sheets are much more opaque. harder to do the analysis. you can get really come double owning much in europe. -- you can get much more covetable owning in europe. tom: we will talk about the u.s. banks as well. coming up, conversation with peter roskam. looking for to that 2:00 p.m. hour this morning. worldwide, this is bloomberg. ♪ from london and new york, it is "bloomberg surveillance." the british prime minister to unlock bracelet talks -- on a missi

hello and welcome to focus on europe i michelle henery catalonia national have sought autonomy and independence from spain for decades cattle were asked.

hello and welcome to focus on europe i'm michelle henery catalonia nationalist have sought autonomy and.

forbidden catalonia from splitting from spain leaving the nation at an impasse and the catalan town of my your people are calling for international support they have this plea help us europe. was cross over to barcelona now the capital of catalonia our correspondent fanny fox is standing by for us there good morning fanny we just heard your that some in catalogs at least are calling on europe to help can europe help. that's a good question exactly how that's what the regional president of catalonia which they want is looking for it here in his office behind me but when you listen to the voices coming out there from strasburg yesterday when the european parliament convene it doesn't look like the european union wants to take on this role as a mediator in fact the vice president of the european commission has made clear that this is a domestic issue and the dialogue needs to be taken to be taking place here between and barcelona nothing new they are many other politicians have said that before in europe so is germany's chancellor merkel saying that this is a domestic issue must be booked out here at a table between the two parties so no it doesn't look like that president p

calling on the you for help are a common sight among the crowds of protesters in catalonia many here are asking why isn't europe stepping in. we feel abandoned by the you they should have intervened because of the police violence on sunday so i don't know. the only way. today is the european parliament in strasbourg lawmakers from catalonia are asking the same question. being a clear breach of fundamental rights and european values in get along in the use of by a lens against peaceful voters goes against basic values against the libyan charter fundamental rights so this is not an end the spanish matter catalonia us president pushed him on has repeatedly asked for europe's help overs regions future but brussels is in a bind. but the commission cannot force the spanish government into dialogue this is of course. entirely up to the government of madrid which is by a provision in the treaty safeguarded from intervention from you commission. and so there as the commission has already stated it will not enter into domestic affairs in strasbourg a commission vice president plans to months reaffirmed his support for ma

the independence vote triggered jubilation from crowds in catalonia, but the situation has caused alarm in europeprime minister mariano rajoy called for calm, and promised to "restore legality" to catalonia. spain's crisis was triggered on october first, when catalans voted to split from spain in a referendum — a poll that was declared illegal by the spanish government. from barcelona, here's our correspondent james reynolds. for centuries, catalonia has been pa rt for centuries, catalonia has been part of the kingdom of spain. this afternoon, after years of growing crisis, those who seek a state of their own and took their chance. in barcelona, catalan independence was declared. cheering and applause. some campaigners here have worked for decades for an independent catalonia and they believe this is now their moment and that they should be free from spain. this independent state, such as it is, has no control of its opposable orders and no single country has come forward to recognise it. but to these demonstrators, the declaration feels real. translation: we are finally free. we are pressed here