the french and the spanish side? in basque. on the french side it's true that there was a little less pressure about talking basque, because a lot of people were coming from paris, from a big town for retirement, we're losing the basque language. >> anthony: do we drink spanish wine do we drink french wine? we drink french wine. >> marielle: french wine. >> anthony: good. ♪ >> anthony: we're in the town of ahetze at la ferme ostalapia. marielle gurtner was born and in spanish basque country but raised in france. >> marielle: we've got a very good quality of life here. the sea, the mountain, the sun. >> anthony: and the food >> marielle: and the food. >> anthony: things are different here. the relationship between basque and french cultures has always been more graceful and less contentious and you can see it and feel it and taste it at the table. ventre de thon or tuna belly with tomato carpaccio. pigeon, roasted and then flambéed served with a tureen or pate of the same bird. >> anthony: on this side of the border a

in barcelona the battle over catalonia is independence has swung at least for now in favor of the spanish government madrid is in full control now of the region and there's been little or no sign of the democratic resistance but the separatists have been asking for my guest here is alfred bosch leader of the pro independence republican left on the city council here will he now admit that the movement has bitten off way more than it can chew. out for bush welcome to conflicts of thank you a new country has been born those were your words big words couple of days ago you spoke too soon didn't you. no because the republicans been proclaimed and now a newly born baby it's small it's fragile and we have to make it grow a baby from which the leaders have already fled to belgium to escape possible arrest that's hardly a glorious start to it is that well we might see again something we hadn't seen in europe for decades which is politicians looking for political asylum within europe so that development we should follow closely but that's going to jury a start to your to your republic as it shows t

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hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us a spanish judge is expected to issue an international arrest warrant for ousted catalan leader collis pushed him all today that judge has already imprisoned nine members of the deposed catalan government after they responded to questions at the national court in madrid now they may be charged with sedition meanwhile just push them all is apparently still in brussels we'll talk to our correspondents there and in barcelona in a moment first this update. they use whatever they cute to make noise and bustle lona. the protests came after a spanish judge ordered past members of the deposed catalan cabinet detained pending a potential trial the former government figures turned up in madrid to answer questions about catalonia push for independence. after receiving the news that former had the site catalan president calloused pushed more and called the jailing a serious mistake and demands that their release. it is a grave attack on democracy. imprisoning political leaders who have ample citizen support is an act that violates the basic principle

you mean and you can't foresee absolutely everything not everything can be planned meanwhile the spanish government has outmaneuvered you there isn't that it's taken control of the regions of ministration with very little opposition of any grassroots support seems to be ebbing away the spanish government has actually bowed down to international pressure and pressure from other parties because its plans were and we saw that i mean we heard greg hoy speaking like we could go and its plans were clearly not calling for an election and finally it had to call for an election and it's a knowledge that the solution has to pass through democratic procedures so it has actually acknowledged the spanish government has actually acknowledged that by sheer use of force and by sheer power they won't solve the question so that's a development and we we read it in a positive way it puts them in the driving seat though doesn't it well i mean you say you have a state a state has been born but there they are they're setting the date for the elections people are coming forward saying yes they'll take part in

spanish justices fascist and dictatorial we never thought this could happen it's shameful. i have lots of pent up rage i'm disgusted i never thought that the spanish state would get to this point and. nowhere to be seen in barcelona as the catalan leader car less push demand who's traveled to belgium he failed to appear in court in madrid today and the spanish state prosecutor wants him arrested. when someone doesn't appear after being cited by a judge to testify in spain or in any other e.u. country and arrest warrant is issued it's a duty to answer to the summons. to months lawyer says he will cooperate with both spanish and belgian authorities. before. and. defend against this. exception. will be in the warrant the court. refused. outside the supreme court in madrid lawyers representing kaplan leaders said push to months no show would impact on the other defendants. and there's a lot on we want to analyze whether it will be beneficial or detrimental but it is going to have an effect that's for sure. despite his passionate support in barcelona months refusal to come befor

eight members of the dismissal consul on government are behind bars this outrage involves luna the spanish john is also expected to issue a warrant for the arrest of the ousted got it on lida cardless bridgeable who is in belgium we get the latest from buffalo ny and from brothels also coming up president donald trump heads to hawaii before embarking on a tour of asia tensions over north korea are likely to dominate the trip a day off to u.s. a war planes flew over the korean peninsula. i don't welcome i'm on the thought she. a spanish judge is expected to issue an international arrest warrant for ousted catalan leader carlist bridgeable earlier she jailed nine members of the deposed gotland government after they responded to questions at the national court in madrid one was later released on bail they may all be charged with physician meanwhile presume all is still in brussels i talked to our correspondent there and bosler in just a moment but first this report. they used whatever they cute to make noise and bustle loaner. the protests came after a spanish judge ordered past members of th

well, that's the madrid line, that's the argument of the spanish government. i'm sure the bbc, which takes a neutral stance on this, and professionals like you, will actually like to hear our opinion on that. we don't see it as interlinked. in fact, we see that madrid and mr rajoy specifically had to call the election not out of strength, but out of weakness because he didn't want to do it. he announced there would be no elections in six months, maybe one year, then he does it in the legal minimum, a month and a half. someone forced him, convinced him, to call those elections. it was a concession. that is a sign of weakness. he is strong enough to call it, obviously, but he is not strong enough to delay them. because his intention, and he said it quite clearly, it was a statement by mr rajoy on television. he said i would deploy article 155, putting direct rule on catalonia, putting the catalan police under the orders of the ministry of the interior in madrid. his inability to do that is what led to the election. in a way, we are entering the madrid line, that

uses it said the spanish authorities made little effort to prosecute alleged identity look i don't think well that that's an opinion in any way but i don't i don't think spain has nothing that cannot receive lessons from many countries on that score it's not i think in lessons from countries receiving from the conventional body that you signed up to use a one signatory to the convention really with whichever one you're screwed with which proves that we are ready to be scrutinised and there are other countries who don't don't accept that you can't go out of the results of the scrutiny can you if you say that they also express can you know as much as there is a single case where there is a claim yes we cannot our aspiration is to. be in a position not to receive any such claims but i don't think that we are in a particular position that we can single out as a country which has many such situations of cultural in one case last may the european court of human rights found that spain violated the prohibiting of torture and other ill treatment by failing to conduct an affective an investigatio

by a spanish judge this outrage in barcelona but the judge is also expected to issue a warrant for the rest of the outfit got it done lida carlist bridgeable who's in belgium we get the latest from barcelona as well as from brussels also coming up president trump heads for hawaii before barking a tour of asia tensions over north korea are likely to dominate the trip the day after the u.s. troop warplanes over the korean peninsula and how to limit the effects of climate change experts and activists gathered in the german city of bonn to work out how to implement the paris climate accord we find out what's at stake. hello i'm on with achievement great to have your company a spanish judge is expected to issue an international arrest warrant for ousted got a dandy deprived disputable and today earlier she joined eight members of the deposed counted on government after they responded to questions at the national court in madrid they may be charged with sedition mean want to do while still in brussels we talk to our correspondents there and in barcelona in just a bit but first this update. t

years ago the un committee against torture said it was seriously concerned over reports that the spanish authorities failed to carry out prompt effective impartial and thorough investigations into complaints of torture treatment committed by your security forces including allegations regarding acts committed during a communique out of detention and excessive use of force by the police well you know i think that's the job of the committee and tortured to say that about countries and to make sure that another if it's the truth well young men are going to that may have been the truth in spain in one or two occasions but at the same happens in many other countries it's so well that that's sort of the. uses it said the spanish authorities made little effort to prosecute alleged i vendors look i don't think well that's an opinion in any way but i don't i don't think spain has nothing that cannot receive lessons from many countries on that score it's not everything lessons from countries receiving from the conventional body that you signed up to you so you are signatories to the convention real

a spanish judge is expected to issue an international arrest warrant for asif catalan leader. only she jailed nine members of the deposed scotland government after they responded to questions at the national court in madrid one was later released on bail they may all be charged with physician meanwhile crude you know is still in brussels i'll be talking to our correspondent there as well as in barcelona in a moment but first this report. they used whatever they cute to make noise and bustle loner. the protests came after a spanish judge ordered past members of the deposed cuts and one cabinet detained pending a potential trial the former government figures turned up in madrid to answer questions about cuts alone has pushed for independence. after receiving the news the former had the site cataloging president calloused pushed a moment called the jailing a serious mistake and demands at their release. it is a grave attack on democracy. imprisoning political leaders who have ample citizen support is an act that violates the basic principle of democracy. the leader himself was su

spanish prime minister mariano rajoy visits barcelona for the first time since imposing direct rule on catalonia and as regional elections loom over the whole link spain's economic recovery to removing pro independence parties from power. plus a first for the arab world to the move abra dobby opens its doors to the public the billion dollar projects promises to act as a bridge between east and west through the medium of art. i'm gonna welcome to the program u.s. presidents donald trump pozza arrives in the on the last leg of his official tour of asia and it's the longest trip by u.s. leader. to the reason trump has an ambitious agenda he has welcomed or he was welcomed rather to the philippines by his host president rodrigo the two will attend the summit of asia pacific leaders and they're also expected to hold bilateral talks the protesters were ready for him flag burning and banned trump chance met by police water cannons in manila president trump has arrived in the philippines the last stop on his five country twelve day visit to asia. at the dinner the mood was considerably more se

spanish justice is fascist and dictatorial we never thought this could happen it's shameful. i have lots of pent up rage i'm disgusted i never thought that the spanish state would get to this point and. nowhere to be seen in barcelona as the catalan leader car less push demand who's traveled to belgium he failed to appear in court in madrid today and the spanish state prosecutor wants him arrested. when someone doesn't appear after being cited by a judge to testify in spain or in any other e.u. country and arrest warrant is issued it's a duty to answer to the summons. to much lawyer says he will cooperate with both spanish and belgian authorities. before. and. defend against this. house exception. we will be in warrant. a few. outside the supreme court in madrid lawyers representing catalan leaders said push to months no show would impact on the other defendants. we want to analyze whether it will be beneficial or detrimental but it is going to have an effect that's for sure. despite his passionate support in barcelona months refusal to come before the courts in madrid can on

years ago the un committee against torture said it was seriously concerned over reports that the spanish authorities failed to carry out prompt effective impartial and thorough investigations into complaints of torture treatment committed by your security forces including allegations regarding acts committed during a communique out of detention and excessive use of force by the police well you know i think that's the job of the committee and tortured to say that about countries and to make sure that another if it's the truth well young men are going to that may have been the truth in spain in one or two occasions but at the same happens in many other countries it's well thought that that's not. uses it said the spanish authorities made little effort to prosecute alleged i vendors look i don't think well that that's an opinion in any way but i don't i don't think spain has nothing that cannot receive lessons from many countries on that score it's not everything lessons from countries receiving from the conventional body that you signed up to use it as a signatory to the convention really

the spanish prime minister rejects media claims of kremlin meddling in dependence referendum. also this hour ought to use force to register as a foreign agent in america under pressure just as the. u.k. prime minister hits out of russia in a speech her critics say a design to deflect attention from stalled negotiations. rather welcomes the live from moscow. for the next half an hour spain's prime minister has said there is no evidence the russian government interfered in catalonia independence referendum that's the spy delegations in the media and this report. as if we haven't seen enough attempts recently to try to drag russia and certain events unraveling in the west lately we've seen attempts to try to implicate russian activity even in the catchline crisis despite this year's long standoff between barcelona and madrid really newspaper headlines from around the world have seen galore excitement about potential russian meddling yet again for instance a big spanish newspaper el pais certainly seem to have dedicated lots of attention to russia despite this being obviously a na

outside the spanish unity supporters certainly think so. i'm here to defend spain and complain about this person who is a coward and a terror maker for. the courts made to have their say it's a medieval charge sheet from modern times catalan leaders faced up to thirty years in prison for crimes of sedition rebellion and then bears moment. by the spanish government does welcome postum on support for fresh elections in december seen as a concession to trade. but it is very important to respect this call for elections from the prime minister of the spanish government. and this is very important because this implies an acceptance that the return to democratic legality lies with accepting democratic elections. back in barcelona. dominate the airwaves though some were surprised that our former leader turning up in belgium if you could fault his logic when i look at it yes i understand what he's saying right now the spanish government isn't giving him any guarantees the minute he lands here they can put him in prison. in the u.s. but here. whether

laws against the spanish constitution which a four bit of this referendum. did up here charlotte charles until in barcelona and georg matters in brussels thanks to both of you think. u.s. president all trump is heading off to whole y.-e. where he's due to meet leaders of u.s. pacific territories to discuss tensions with north korea it's the start of the longest asia tour by a u.s. president in more than twenty five years his first stop is japan last stop the philippines controversy has accompanied on past trips abroad we'll see if this one is any different. in brussels he pushed his way to the front side the prime minister of montenegro. and peres who told the french first lady quote you're in such good shape. on diplomatic embarrassing to the u.s. president has faced lots of criticism for his behavior on previous foreign trips visiting asia could pose a bigger challenge japan in particular is a country where cultural tribes are looking at every corner smith knows the ropes it's her job to promote japanese culture to americans we don't really like to tell wh

right now the spanish government is not giving him any guarantees. moment he lands here they can put him in prison. reporter: whether his bid to break spain up will indeed lend him behind bars will be the subject of intense scrutiny. not just here, but across europe. brent: for more on this i'm joined by journalist martin roberts from the trade -- from madrid and our own correspondent in barcelona. the spanish high court has summoned the ousted catalan cabinet including the president. what does this mean? martin: what it means is that he faces a very stiff jail sentence, as you said earlier. more importantly the question is -- he was last known to be in belgium. the prosecutor's office said if he does not turn up they will ask the judge to issue a european arrest warrant. if you were to turn up -- if he were to turn up, he has not been formally charged yet. if the judge were to charge him and he were to show up, he could be in custody afterwards. one way or the other it is all in the hands of the judge. time will tell. brent: charlotte, you are in ba

spanish prime minister mariano rajoy visits barcelona for the first time since opposing direct rule we'll find out what it means. plus a first for the arab world the news of a dog the opens its doors to the public the billion dollar project promises to act as a bridge between east and west through the medium of art. on michelle henery welcome to the program president donald trump has arrived in milla to attend the ozzie and group summit trump was welcomed at the airport by government officials it's the last like of the president's asia tour the summit and shams arrived. have sparked protests in the philippine capitol police use right shields and water to disperse demonstrators angry about a range of issues from globalization to america's influence on the country's politics. we're joined now by correspondent on the santos in manila ana trump has just arrived there how will he be welcomed. in short he is not welcome here in the philippines that is the message of the protesters with their promised that they would stage protests demonstrations that would have the visit of president try and th

there are so many questions, what will the spanish government now do? for now this crowd just wants to celebrate. no doubting the passion of this crowd. belting out "long live spain", along barcelona's main boulevards, these are catalans who don't want independence. who reject the independence declaration made last week. it has been a complex and confused dispute, and some viewers have detected what they feel is a lack of balance in coverage, one spaniard living in lancaster thought the catalan independence protestors were portrayed as brave and principled, while the spanish state in trying to stop an illegal referendum and secession from spain is seen as acting like franco and oppressing the people. while m nardini told us: and paul summers wondered: well, to discuss this now i am joined by andrew roy who is world editorfor bbc news, thank you for coming on newswatch. most of the viewers who complained said the bbc had been too favourable to the pro independence side, how do you respond? we haven't been, we have been physically in both locations, in ma

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them all is in brussels where authorities are deciding how to respond to the warrant issued by a spanish judge in barcelona tens of thousands of fused among supporters took to the streets also coming up iraqi and syrian forces take back two towns from so-called islamic state the group has now lost almost all the territory it seized three years ago. and the maltese journalist killed by a bomb and her car is laid to rest but how close are police to finding out who was behind the murder. welcome to the program i'm mary in evanston and it's good to have you with us belgian authorities are examining an international arrest warrant issued for catalonia as ousted leader karla's proved a moment it lists addition and rebellion among the crimes he's alleged to have committed pushed him on says he will not be extradited he went to belgium after madrid ousted him from his position as president of the catalan region well meanwhile wisdom on supporters have been staging pro independence rallies in barcelona. tens of thousands once again out on the streets of the catalan capital barcelona protesting ag

this is t w news coming to you live from berlin a spanish judge sends nine members of the dismissed kaplan government to jail there is outrage in barcelona but the judge is also expected to issue a warrant for the arrest of the ousted catalan leader called his push to maul who's in belgium we'll get the latest from barcelona and process also coming up president trump heads to hope y.-e. for a barking on an extensive tour of asia the tension over north korea is likely to be a keep focus of talks with asian leaders we'll get the view from seoul. and the new head of the fed drone powell is nominated by president trump to lead america's central bank look at the impact powell might have on policy. i want to welcome i'm terry martin good to have you with us. a spanish judge is expected to issue an international arrest warrant for ousted catalan leader colors pushed him out today that judge has already imprisoned nine members of the deposed catalan government after they responded to questions at a national court in madrid they may be charged with sedition meanwhile collis pushed him out is appare

spain correspondent michael oppenheimer michael this is the first time spanish prime minister mariano rajoy has visited barcelona in the beginning of the crisis in catalonia how is he handling the situation. there's been a lot of criticism about the handling of marianna if you have a separatist movement in one of the most important economically mourners and most important regions of the country why does it take so long to actually visit that region so first of all this is a big question but also his hardline chorus on imposing direct rule over catalonia and acting famous article one hundred fifty five sacking the regional government to solving the parliament all these harsh moves that he did that didn't certainly solve the political crisis in catalonia many observers see that these these handling as rather heated up of the conflict so there is a lot of criticism of how mariano rajoy handled this and why does he do these political movements. hundreds of thousands have been on the streets of barcelona protesting against the spanish government can rejoice win over voters there know he ca

the spanish prime minister mariano rajoy visits barcelona for the first time since imposing direct rule we'll find out what it means. plus a first for the arab world the live album dobby opened its doors to the public the billion dollar project promises to act as a bridge between east and west through the medium of art. by michel henery welcome to the program. president donald trump is due to arrive in the l.a. to attend the asean group summit it's the last leg of the president's asia tour the summit and the president's arrival have sparked protests in the philippine capitol police use riot shields and water to disperse demonstrators angry about a range of issues from globalization to america's influence on their country's politics trumps this it is also being overshadowed by comments he made on saturday when he said he believed russian president vladimir putin when he insisted there'd been no russian meddling and last year's presidential election trump has now backtracked on those comments. a brass band and a military guard said the same for another carefully choreographed encounter on

on how he deals with the philippines controversial preston treasury go to also on the program the spanish prime minister mariano rajoy visits barcelona for the first time since imposing direct rule on catalonia and as regional elections lou he warned scotland's they face a choice between spanish unity and chaos. and arnold schwarzenegger speaks at the u.n. climate summit here in germany the former california governor says environmentalist need to do more if they want to terminate global warming. i know donna welcome to the program well u.s. presidents donald trump has arrived in manila on the last leg of his official tour of asia the longest trip by a u.s. leader to the region in decades and has an ambitious agenda he was welcome to the philippines by his host president rodrigo deterred say the two will attend the asean some s. of asia pacific leaders and they're also expected to hold bilateral talks the protesters were ready for him flag burning and banned trump chance met by police water cannons in manila president trump has arrived in the philippines the last stop on his five country t

this is date every news coming to you live from berlin a spanish judge has issued an international arrest warrant for the else to come along later carlos for small be a said label to find any attempt at exhibition tens of thousands of his supporters are taking to the streets of barcelona to protest spain is handling of the crisis also coming up donald trump sets off on his first official trip to asia how will he handle the nuclear threat posed by north korea and the maltese journalists killed when a bomb exploded in a car is laid to rest our close up police to finding out why she was assassinated. i'm sarah harding welcome to the program it's good to have you with us a judge in spain has asked belgium to rest opposed conwell later karla's pushed him off after he ignored a court order to return to spain for questioning the judge refused a request by post amount to testify via video link the belgian government says it's studying the warrant in barcelona tens of thousands have again protested the imprisonment of other members of the dismissed regional parliament. tens of thousands once again

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spanish justice is fascist and dictatorial we never thought this could happen it's shameful. i have lots of pent up rage i'm disgusted i never thought that the spanish state would get to this point and. nowhere to be seen in barcelona as the catalan leader car less push demand who's traveled to belgium he failed to appear in court in madrid today and the spanish state prosecutor wants him arrested. when someone doesn't appear after being cited by a judge to testify in spain or in any other e.u. country and arrest warrant is issued it's a duty to answer to the summons. to months lawyer says he will cooperate with both spanish and belgian authorities. before. and. defend against this. house exception. we will be in warrant the court. outside the supreme court in madrid lawyers representing catalan leaders said push to months no show would impact on the other defendants. and there's a lot on we want to analyze whether it will be beneficial or detrimental but it is going to have an effect that's for sure. despite his passionate support in barcelona months refusal to come before t

barcelona the battle over catalonia years independence has swung at least for now in favor of the spanish government madrid is in full control now of the region and there's been little or no sign of the democratic resistance but the separatists have been asking for my guest here is alfred bosch leader of the pro independence republican left on the city council here will you now admit that the movement has bitten off way more than it can chew. out for bush welcome to conflicts of thank you a new country has been born those were your words big words couple of days ago you spoke too soon didn't you know because the republicans been proclaimed and newly born baby and small it's fragile and we have to make it grow a baby from which the leaders have already fled to belgium to escape possible arrest that's hardly a glorious start to it is that well we might see again something we hadn't seen in europe for decades which is politicians looking for political asylum within europe so that development we should follow closely but i'm curious start to your to your republic is it shows the nature of the

are the majority thing the next catalan parliament is the spanish state ready to accept so this is a direct challenge to sr the whole you're challenging him given that he's called the selection well he had to sing of course to start talks and negotiations mr president you've challenge the senior avoid to accept the result of the december elections you challenge the european union to respect democracy in catalonia you've said the united nations can see advantages in the success of a peaceful movement of a country what is your message to the people of catalonia we must to be confident resilient because we will win. we will succeed finally democracy will prevail mr president thank you so much you're welcome. strong stuff from karl as bush among let me be clear about two points one the security of spain would like a right of reply then this chair is absolutely available to him for next week's show and two unless maybe a surprise to many watching i have never called for catalan independence not because i'm not sympathetic on the say on but scotland is not catalonia and catalonia is not sc

outside the spanish unity supporters certainly think so. i'm here to defend spain and complain about this person who is a coward and a terror maker. the courts made to have their say invoking laws rarely used in modern times catalan leaders face up to thirty years in prison for crimes of sedition rebellion and embezzlement. but the spanish government does welcome pushed him on support for fresh elections in december seen as a concession to madrid. it is very important to respect this call for elections from the prime minister of the spanish government. and this is very important because this implies an acceptance that the return to democratic legality lies with accepting democratic elections back in barcelona pushed him on still dominates the waves though some were surprised at their former leader turning up in belgium supporters say they understand why he's there. when i look at it yes i understand what he's saying right now the spanish government isn't giving him any guarantees and then he lands here they can put him in prison. in the u.s

is the spanish state ready to accept so this is a direct challenge to senior royal you're challenging him given his cold this election will he accept the result settling in not only for the million also for the european authorities because if the majority of the time people want to be independent this is a real. answer is a reality and we must make politics with the reality not with the fantasy of course i think the cuttle the spanish government under european authorities would like a cut of one year without in people who want independent but lead and if in the next elections we will we that i propose to mr roy mr juncker mr stanny to accept and to start a new era of dialogue and negotiation about this reality many people have commented on the position in catalonia including the sector journal of the united nations and to any of the towers who has said he wants to see a negotiated settlement where you are encouraged to hear that statement from the sector general and do you think that is a possible route to advance the catalan cause yes of course there is no not possibly to achieve thi

spanish prime minister mariano rajoy is on his first visit to catalonia since dismissing it succession of government he's offering a stark choice kits are persists and next month snap elections or there will be drastic consequences he arrived in the region just hours after hundreds of thousands of pro independence administrators took to the streets of barcelona getting them to change their minds will be an awful. it's a difficult yet inevitable trip for mariano to hoeing his conservative popular party he's struggling in the polls less than six weeks before the regional election in catalonia that he called using previously untapped constitutional power as he asked voters to back spanish unity. we want the december twenty first election to bring back peace to catalonia we want to reestablish a democratic and free catalonia for everyone we will achieve this if the silent majority finds its voice and votes. the spanish leader can count on his party's support but many other catalans will not be holding welcome signs the night before his arrival hundreds of thousands of pro independence prot

and the spanish government is imposing its authority on the region. it seems that since the order was given catalan separatists have been living in a parallel reality you know made the case that we've waited many many years for this moment one of the reasons i went into politics was to do something for my municipality but i also did it to establish a new republic and achieve independence for catalonia. back in santa pop there's agriculture and tourism here but no large companies that could decide to relocate elsewhere. the local carpenter shop has seen better days but that doesn't mean his letting him self be intimidated by threats or trade barriers he says pain is just a liability. first of all there's the corruption in spain and second people in the south and aloof and extreme adorer living off our tax payments. imports to us. in the afternoon there is just one topic of conversation in the religious problem locals are following the ousted president every move run television they say the struggle for power is only just beginning a lot of them will wi