Visca al Barça! (And a short introduction to spanish politics)

The Champions League is over and Barcelona FC won! I have always rooted for Barça, or Deportivo, so it is not a hard guess that I watched the match from beginning to end. I have relatives who are from Catalunya, too.

But the thing that struck me, during the celebrations, was a big Catalunya flag which stated "Catalunya is not Spain".

But the funny part is that they want to be Spain when the going gets tough.

For instance, there is a takeover attempt of Endesa, an electric company from Madrid, by Gas Natural, a catalonian company. Things got delayed for whatever reason and this gave chance to E.On (a big energy company from Germany) to outbid Gas Natural by 30%.

The alarms went off: a foreign company trying to enter Spain's market!! and the ensuing political bruhaha.

But why should they be considered Spain in this case?

All of this comedy in the context of the European Union. Being "Union" the operative word.

Do basques, catalonians, and galicians have founded historical grudges against the "Meseta"? yes.

Does that help Spain or Europe to retain a significant future role in a world that is changing fast? no.

Anyways, Visca al Barça!