In Spain we have a joke:
What word describes the most beautiful thing in life:"MOTHER"
And the worst thing in life? "MOTHER IN LAW" (in-laws in Spanish are called "familia política")
No idea, but a lot I guess.
Logistics, designers, builders, coaches, technicians, sailors, financial team, legal team, PR, press...
Of course, not all of them travel, but still..
Actually, I think they'd be happy to, the problem is that it's illegal and you'd have to change a fundamental part of the Constitution which requires:
2/3s of Congress and Senate vote to start the procedure
New national elections
New Constitution voted by 2/3s of the new Congress and...
The rising of independentism in Cataluña comes 99% from the political interests of the local governments since 1978. it's probably the biggest and most impressive project of social engineering in Europe's history.
If there's been any serious "wrong" from the Spanish government that has helped...
Exterior promotion, the interior politics are already managed differently.
But no more politics here, I'm glad the Cup is back in Spain, and this time, unlike 2007 when I could not attend because my asshole boss didn't let me, I'll spend some time there for sure...
Cataluña in general and Barcelona in particular are probably the most corrupt region in Europe. And I say "probably" because I don't know about the corruption in all of Europe.
And wait till you meet the city mayor...