in brussels we have look we have a he is an independent journalist and in cork we cross to geoffrey robertson as america's professor of history at university college cork and a member of the royal irish academy original macross up rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it ok let's go to john in paris if you heard my introduction here until the e.u. or respects russian treats russia as an equal partner this relationship isn't going to move anywhere it is a it is basically in a deep freeze right now and i and i and personally i think it's the e.u. that has to take the 1st step but i don't think they're up to it go ahead john i totally agree i don't think there's any prospect now of the relationship improving there are very few voices in the european union who are in favor of it improving you can count them on the fingers of our hand. and instead to the vast majority of european politicians want to break off or break down relations with russia as much as they can for a whole host of reasons of which i think the most important is that they actually thr

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in brussels we have look we have a he is an independent journalist and in cork we cross to geoffrey robertson he is america's professor of history at university college cork and a member of the royal irish academy original macross up rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it ok let's go to john in paris if you heard my introduction here until the e.u. respects rushed.

clear him is adamant he'll easily win reelection as president a short time ago we spoke with geoffrey robertson the founder and co head of delta street chambers here's what he said. this decision which sounds a bit technical or is in fact quite fundamental we simply try it in the wrong place in the place to run by he that i mean we were out to put him in prison and not in the proper course so that leak at the moment of course the government is appealing it but the judge respected being detained. and is in the news will pave the way. probably when he makes the select good because he has the. support of the heart. and really the people who love him because of his worthless grazed in years ago when he dragged some 20000000 of them out of the direst property so he does have that great love and support and he's determined. statements today to do something immediately about the irish crisis. the european parliament to strip 3 catalan independence leaders affinity from prosecution it's a move that set to inflame once again the whole issue of separatism in spain it means the likes of former president c

in brussels we have look we have a he is an independent journalist and in cork we cross to geoffrey robertson he is america's professor of history at university college cork and a member of the royal irish academy.

in brussels we have look we have a he is an independent journalist and in cork we cross to geoffrey robertson he is america's professor of history at university college cork and a member of the royal irish academy original macross up rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it ok let's go to john in paris if you heard my introduction here until the e.u. respects russian treats russia as an equal partner this relationship isn't going to move anywhere it is a it is basically in a deep freeze right now and i and i and personally i think it's the e.u. that has to take the 1st step but i don't think they're up to it go ahead john i totally agree i don't think there's any prospect now of the relationship improving there are very few voices in the european union who are in favor of it improving you can count them on the thing is a large and. and instead to the vast majority of european politicians. i want to break off or break down relations with russia as much as they can for a whole host of reasons of which i think the most important is that they actually

helped clear luna is adamant he'll easily win reelection as president earlier we spoke with geoffrey robertson. this decision which sounds a bit technical or is in fact quite fundamental we simply try it in the wrong place in the place is run by he's enemies who were out to put him in prison and not in the proper course so that does leak at the moment of course the government is appealing it but the judge is a respected being depended on and is is in the stephens will pave the way for lula probably when he makes the select good because he has the urban support of the hop that can go in really the core of people who love him because of his words his president years ago when he dragged some 20000000 of them out of the direst poverty so he does have that great love and support and he's determined from his statements today to do something immediately about the coup all about irish crisis the european parliament has stripped the immunity of catalonia former president and 2 of his former ministers they fled a process of declaring independence and 2017 now 70 of parliament in brussels which had given

right that we bring brazil back into the climate change network and so on thank you so much geoffrey robertson for speaking to us from london thank you. now the european parliament has stripped 3 catalan independence leaders of immunity from prosecution it's a move that set to inflame once again the whole issue of separatism in spain so it means the likes of the former president carlos puja and 2 other politicians could be extradited to face charges now in self-imposed exile in belgium and the trio are wanted for their role in organizing the 2017 independence referendum spain's government has welcomed the decision as a victory for the rule of law well let's remind you now of how we got here and catalan our forty's held a referendum on secession in october 27th teen spain's government on the court said it was illegal catalonia as leaders they cleared an independent republic but no foreign power recognizes it that same day madrid revoked catalonia as political autonomy and suspended its parliament's huge amount comment and the rest of the cabinet were fired the trio fled the country they managed

when the supreme court ruled his imprisonment was unlawful until all of pales were exhausted geoffrey robertson is one of the lawyers who helped get them his convictions overturned this decision which sounds a bit technical or is in fact quite fundamental we simply tried it in the wrong place in the place to run by his enemies who were out to put him in prison and not in the proper court so that does leak at the moment of course the government is appealing it but the judge is a respected independent. and is is in the staff and will pave the way. probably when he makes the select good because he has the. support. that can go in really poor people who love him because of his worthless president years ago when he dragged some 20000000 of them out of the direst poverty so he does have that great love and support and he's determined. statements today to do something immediately about the irish crisis. european parliament has stripped 3 catalan independence day does over munity from prosecution it's a move that said to inflame once again the whole issue of separatism in spain it means the likes o. fo