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Spain is stuck in the past. For decades, politicians have clung to tourism, construction, and agriculture — industries that keep wages low and funnel wealth to owners and shareholders. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of small service businesses keep people employed but rarely lift them into prosperity.
As 2026 dawns, Spain must stop being complacent. The future lies in AI, cybersecurity, solar engineering, advanced healthcare, fintech, pharmaceuticals, and high-tech defense. These are the industries that create high-paying jobs, attract global investment, and keep graduates from fleeing abroad.
Spain’s unemployment rate may have dipped to 10.5% in September 2025, its lowest in a decade, but it remains one of the highest in Europe. Without bold leadership, this fragile progress will collapse.
The solutions are obvious:
– Universal fibre broadband.
– A national digital skills program (only 56% of Spaniards have adequate digital skills, below the EU average).
– Politicians with vision who put the economy first.
Spain doesn’t need caretakers of the status quo. It needs leaders who dare to imagine a nation that competes with Germany and France — not one that survives on cheap holidays and construction sites.
Spain 2026: A Roadmap to Prosperity.
– Guarantee fibre broadband nationwide.
– Launch a national digital literacy program to raise Spain above the EU average.
– Invest in AI, cybersecurity, renewable energy, advanced healthcare, fintech, pharmaceuticals, and defense technology.
– Create innovation hubs in Madrid (finance), Barcelona (tech), Valencia (green energy), and Seville (aerospace).
– Offer tax incentives for startups and R&D firms.
– Provide career pathways for graduates in high-value industries.
– Elect and appoint politicians who prioritize economic transformation.
– Establish a cross-party commission on industrial strategy to ensure continuity beyond election cycles.
– Leverage EU Green Deal and digitalization funds.
– Position Spain as a leader in renewable energy exports and fintech regulation.
Spain stands at a fork in the road. One path leads to continued reliance on tourism, construction, and agriculture—industries that cannot deliver prosperity for the next generation. The other path demands bold investment in advanced industries, digital infrastructure, and visionary leadership.
The choice is clear: Spain must embrace the industries of the future, empower its citizens with digital skills, and appoint leaders who dare to dream beyond the beach resorts and building sites. Only then can Spain claim its rightful place as a leading economy in Europe.
