Quote Originally Posted by Belgian Saint View Post
In Spain it has become a real political issue over the power between Regional Governments and Central Government. It has also got a bit petty or spiteful. IE Spain took Independence from Catalunya in 1714, and last week when central Govt were distributing the face masks the sent 1714K to Catalunya.
Spain has pretty much always had regional differences, I worked in Mataro near Barcelona in the 1980's whilst under the surface locals always wanting their own agenda's. Don't think the EU have helped Spain and Italy at the right time and in the right quantity, the UK exported PPE and Respirators early in the virus stage whilst our best friend Macron didn't want any likewise items leaving France. Germany took some of the Italian infected into their health care but they waited far too long until the hospitals in Italy were over run.