This is according to the 16th Poverty Report 2026, prepared by the European Network Against Poverty and Social Exclusion in the Spanish State (EAPN-ES). The report highlights how high housing prices are dragging down economic improvement, noting that it would take seven years of sustained economic growth to reach the same average poverty levels as the EU. Spain leads economic growth in Europe, driven in part by the arrival of…

“Child poverty is a significant structural challenge that undermines upward social convergence and future competitiveness. More than one in three children are at risk of poverty or social exclusion.” Brussels confirms this harsh reality in its report on Spain for the European Semester, published yesterday. Eurostat data indeed shows the rate reaching 34%, and furthermore, no other Eurozone country surpasses the Spanish figure. The second is Greece, with a figure…