#andalucía

Spain

Finance

In 2025, Spain received a record 37.9 million tourists in Andalusia alone. Tourism moves 17% of the Spanish economy. But in the Balearic Islands, 35% of the population is at risk of poverty and exclusion while the sector generates 45% of the regional GDP. The paradox of mass tourism: aggregate wealth, distributed poverty.

Spain

Finance

On May 17, regional elections were held in Andalusia with tourism and housing as central axes. NATO demands decisions on defense. The judicialization of politics escalates. And the most leftist coalition government in Spanish history is navigating the perfect storm of geopolitics, judicial corruption and the housing crisis. The panorama of a year of crossroads.