barrier described as the nuclear option right martin garbus in madrid thank you very much for your perspective on that story. now the crisis in catalonia is also likely to be a hot topic in brussels as leaders gather for a two day summit the spanish standoff adds to a laundry list of challenges facing the union topping that list of brigs that necklace this is all but stored as the two sides continue to lock corns over the terms of the separation arriving at the you had what is british prime minister is a major call for renewed urgency in a moving the break the talks along with european council president aren't just has ruled out a breakthrough ahead of the summit and the packed agenda will also include migration policies and tougher sanctions against north korea. now brussels correspondent got mattis is covering that summit for us and joins me now. and get over that all readers have begun arriving there for their two day summit what have they been saying. i'm richard tourism a you've already mentioned was one of the first leaders to meet the press here what is clear message for her twenty seve