amir yaron will join us shortly.is bloomberg. ♪ matt: welcome back to "bloomberg markets: european open." there 24 minutes away from start of cash trading, looking at a slightly positive picture in terms of futures. we are expecting to see a game gainrms of ftse stocks -- in terms of ftse stocks. that may be due to the drop in the pound as we get closer to a no deal brexit. continued or worsened lock in the u.k. spain is also enduring one of the worst covid-19 outbreaks in europe. this month so far the country unveiled a 72 billion euros stimulus plan and imposed a state of emergency on madrid. the capitalist is the center of a political row with the center right challenging the government's demands. all of this, and they are waiting for money from the eu. joining us is maria tadeo in brussels on the ground at the european capital. and exclusively, spain's vice president nadia calvino santamaria. thank you for joining us. let's talk about the european recovery fund. have you seen the money, or do you know when the mo