Speech begins

  • He'll explain political consequences of vote
  • Everyone must accept responsibility for tension
  • Tension should be lowered in Catalonia
  • Catalans must come together despite differences
  • Received proposals from many different sides
  • Conditions for referendum were extreme
  • Police, civil guard attacked defenseless people
  • Police sought to create panic
  • Police raids failed to stop referendum

The EURUSD at this point is trading a little higher but below the 1.1817 (trades at 1.1810)

Other comments:

  • Companies moving headquarters won't hurt economy much
  • He knows people are worried about the future.
  • Catalonia helped build democracy after Franco

Below is the live broadcast (English)