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Yes, the geopolitical situation with the Cold War helped Northern Europe. But don't underestimate the vast amounts of money the EU has invested in Spain and Por
by phobosdeimos 8y ago
Yes, the geopolitical situation with the Cold War helped Northern Europe. But don't underestimate the vast amounts of money the EU has invested in Spain and Portugal since the 1970s.
- repolfx 8y agoLots of money yes, but not that well invested. Scratch the surface of EU funding and you find a long procession of malinvestment and wasted opportunity. Airports being a famous case in point: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/11296782/EU-wastes-airport-funding-worth-1bn.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/1129678...