:00:00. > :00:00.Our top stories: A billion pounds of EU money waiting
:00:00. > :00:09.Tonight one of the country's council bosses begs, get on with,
:00:10. > :00:12.before it's too late. And Gareth Bale says the semifinal
:00:13. > :00:28.is Wales versus Portugal, not Bale versus Ronaldo.
:00:29. > :00:37.A billion pounds of EU funding for the most deprived parts of Wales
:00:38. > :00:41.has yet to be spent and the leader of one of our biggest councils says
:00:42. > :00:42.the Welsh Government must allocate it urgently,
:00:43. > :00:46.Andrew Morgan, who leads Rhondda Cynon Taff, says the money
:00:47. > :00:48.assigned to Wales for projects up to 2020 could be withdrawn,
:00:49. > :01:00.Here's our Political Editor, Nick Servini.
:01:01. > :01:03.Billions has been spent an EU funded regeneration schemes across Wales.
:01:04. > :01:04.From infrastructure, to leisure, to education.
:01:05. > :01:06.But time is running out for future EU spending after Wales,
:01:07. > :01:11.The leader of Rhondda Cynon Taff council says the priority now has
:01:12. > :01:22.to be getting the EU money invested before it is too late.
:01:23. > :01:25.These are schemes which have been worked out in a lot of detail.
:01:26. > :01:28.This is not plucking schemes out of the air to waste the money.
:01:29. > :01:37.Ultimately, we've only got two years at most to spend this money.
:01:38. > :01:39.Andrew Morgan believes that south Wales valleys towns like Aberdare
:01:40. > :01:41.which could benefit from decisions on EU funded regeneration
:01:42. > :01:51.projects, including one plan for this former hotel.
:01:52. > :01:53.In these offices behind me in Merthyr Tydfil
:01:54. > :01:55.are the headquarters of the Welsh European funding
:01:56. > :02:03.office, which is part of the Welsh government.
:02:04. > :02:05.They will have to find something else to do here.
:02:06. > :02:07.But what happens between now and a Brexit?
:02:08. > :02:10.Officials will come under pressure to get as much of the remaining EU
:02:11. > :02:12.funds out of the door as quickly as possible.
:02:13. > :02:15.Nearly a fortnight has now passed since the referendum result,
:02:16. > :02:17.but reminders are still there, like in Merthyr Tydfil.
:02:18. > :02:19.Ironically, only a few hundred yards where millions were spent
:02:20. > :02:29.Residents in the communities that spent most in need were most likely
:02:30. > :02:36.Swansea voted to leave, and yet today Prince Charles
:02:37. > :02:38.officially opened the university's new Baycampus, the most
:02:39. > :02:46.high-profile EU funded project in Wales in recent years.
:02:47. > :02:48.Leave campaigners responded to Andrew Morgan by saying
:02:49. > :02:49.investment like this would not dry up.
:02:50. > :02:51.They say that instead, it will come from Westminster,
:02:52. > :02:54.and be awarded to project that will be more effective
:02:55. > :03:04.After we've left the European Union we will have all the money that
:03:05. > :03:06.currently is being diverted to the EU to spend on projects such
:03:07. > :03:12.I don't think he should be rushing to splash the cash.
:03:13. > :03:15.The Welsh Government says the money is already being freed up quickly
:03:16. > :03:18.and that 40% of the EU money that is available
:03:19. > :03:24.We are confident that there are projects in the pipeline, good
:03:25. > :03:29.If we can draw those forward and make them happen earlier then
:03:30. > :03:33.it is in everybody's interest to do that.
:03:34. > :03:35.Funding for projects like these will soon be consigned
:03:36. > :03:39.But before they go, a clear call today to make the most
:03:40. > :03:48.Wales has a real opportunity to design "Welsh specific policies"
:03:49. > :03:50.on farming and the environment, now we're leaving the EU.
:03:51. > :03:53.That's the message from Rural Affairs Secretary, Lesley Griffiths,
:03:54. > :03:55.after she and First Minister, Carwyn Jones, met with
:03:56. > :04:05.Here's our environment correspondent, Steffan Messenger.
:04:06. > :04:07.Getting on with the day job as if nothing had changed,
:04:08. > :04:11.but in reality, the referendum result is the start of a huge shift
:04:12. > :04:13.in the way farmers like Wyn Evans run their businesses.
:04:14. > :04:16.For decades, European subsidies have helped keep them on the land.
:04:17. > :04:18.Wyn footed to stay in, fearing he would lose out
:04:19. > :04:27.We will be fighting against the health authorities,
:04:28. > :04:30.The farm behind me would struggle if the support
:04:31. > :04:40.Helping farmers also helps the rural economy.
:04:41. > :04:42.Across Wales, some 60,000 people are employed on farms
:04:43. > :04:44.and when they spend their subsidy cheques, that supports anything
:04:45. > :04:47.from local vets to machinery providers.
:04:48. > :04:49.Vote Leave campaigners say any subsidy handed down
:04:50. > :04:51.to farmers is our many anyway, recycled via Brussels.
:04:52. > :04:53.their own they promised the Welsh and UK Governments
:04:54. > :04:58.would create their own better targeted payment schemes instead.
:04:59. > :05:01.Ifan Roberts is convinced that breaking free is for the best.
:05:02. > :05:03.He voted to leave, wanting Wales to take control
:05:04. > :05:17.By having a policy that we were under with the European Union,
:05:18. > :05:22.There will be a lot of negotiating between our own politicians on how
:05:23. > :05:28.The pressure is on them for the Welsh Government's
:05:29. > :05:34.She is new to the job after the assembly election.
:05:35. > :05:36.I am very disappointed that the decision was taken
:05:37. > :05:39.to leave the European Union, but it is an opportunity to do
:05:40. > :05:42.things for Wales, so my officials will be looking very carefully
:05:43. > :05:44.at legislation for instance, seeing what we need to unpick,
:05:45. > :05:46.what we can still use and strengthen the legislation.
:05:47. > :05:49.We can have a very Welsh specific policies going forward.
:05:50. > :05:50.Meeting farming unions, rural businesses and
:05:51. > :05:52.environmental groups in Cardiff Bay this afternoon.
:05:53. > :05:54.Lesley Griffiths and the First Minister, Carwyn Jones,
:05:55. > :06:05.But those in the room will be keen to see some action too.
:06:06. > :06:06.Wales' football players arrive in Lyon tomorrow,
:06:07. > :06:08.ready for Wednesday's semifinal against Portugal.
:06:09. > :06:10.The talk today has mostly been about two players in particular.
:06:11. > :06:18.There are few footballers in the world that attract
:06:19. > :06:22.He is the most expensive, beating the previous record paid
:06:23. > :06:24.for his now Real Madrid team-mate, Cristiano Ronaldo.
:06:25. > :06:26.Much has already been made of their relationship.
:06:27. > :06:32.Now even more so, as they face each other in the semifinal.
:06:33. > :06:38.But no, we have always spoken about what we do ourselves
:06:39. > :06:41.as a team and we do not worry about the opposition.
:06:42. > :06:43.We have played teams that have very good individuals,
:06:44. > :06:45.but for us, it is about 18, it is about how
:06:46. > :06:54.And while the focus was as usual on Ronaldo at training today,
:06:55. > :06:56.it was the absence of another Portuguese star that the Wales camp
:06:57. > :07:01.Centre back Pepe, one of their best players,
:07:02. > :07:07.Gareth Bale says they are still very much a threat.
:07:08. > :07:10.It is about two nations in a semifinal, 11
:07:11. > :07:16.It is going to be a very difficult game.
:07:17. > :07:19.They are in the semifinal for a reason, they have played well
:07:20. > :07:22.enough, and we are just going to try and enjoy the occasion
:07:23. > :07:24.again like we always have and we will carry
:07:25. > :07:28.Wales will be hoping to recreate the quarterfinal performance that
:07:29. > :07:31.These pupils in Swansea are already attempting to emulate
:07:32. > :07:38.Hal Robson-Kanu's wondergoal and they are sure Wales can again.
:07:39. > :07:42.This was the first time that we have got this far.
:07:43. > :07:44.When we saw that goal happening, we knew it was just
:07:45. > :07:50.It is going to be really tight because it is Gareth Bale
:07:51. > :07:55.But I think we have a very high chance of winning that game.
:07:56. > :07:59.They are here to win on Wednesday as a team.
:08:00. > :08:10.Now time for the weather forecast with Sue Charles.
:08:11. > :08:15.It is generally looking fairly settled this week. Less rain than
:08:16. > :08:21.last week with sunny spells and also a bit warmer weather midweek. If we
:08:22. > :08:28.look at the map, overnight, clear spells. Often cloudy with spots of
:08:29. > :08:37.rain. Easing by the morning. Low pressure bringing thicker cloud and
:08:38. > :08:41.drizzle. Tomorrow, a more settled day but risk north-westerly winds
:08:42. > :08:46.following behind. A misty and murky start tomorrow with cloud breaking,
:08:47. > :08:50.turning brighter. Things improving. Some thicker cloud in the East at
:08:51. > :08:55.brightening up from the West with sunny spells developing. Risk
:08:56. > :09:00.north-westerly winds pushing in showers across northern Scotland's.
:09:01. > :09:08.Warmest in the south of England at 22. Wales, drier and brighter with
:09:09. > :09:13.sunny spells developing later. Top temperature 15 Celsius since Kennedy
:09:14. > :09:22.again. Tomorrow night, clear spells and some cloud further south.
:09:23. > :09:27.Midweek, an area of high pressure builds from the South, keeping
:09:28. > :09:33.Atlantic weather systems briefly at bay. Wednesday is looking fair,
:09:34. > :09:39.sunny spells but turning cloudy later. Maybe with spots of drizzle
:09:40. > :09:42.and milder south-westerly winds. Temperatures reaching the high teens
:09:43. > :09:47.and it is looking fairly settled for the rest of the week. Maybe a bit
:09:48. > :09:48.overcast on Thursday but looking more settled and brighter again on
:09:49. > :09:51.Friday.