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How Spain Became the IMF’s Favourite European Economy
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Like a lot of Southern Europe, Spain is experiencing a relative economic boom as its growth forecast outpaces most major European countries. So in this video, we’ll dive into the data, explain why this is happening and whether this can be sustained.
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1 – https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/04/17/spains-economy-will-grow-at-more-than-double-the-rate-of-other-european-countries-this-year-according-to-the-imf/
2 – https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/03/29/spains-economy-thrives-why-its-growing-more-than-its-eu-rivals
3 – https://www.ft.com/content/378ab955-eda2-4922-93aa-8eb0f8a6b7c6
4 – https://www.statista.com/statistics/270416/national-debt-of-spain-in-relation-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp/
5 – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-16/finland-unveils-3-billion-austerity-package-to-halt-debt-growth
6 – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-16/spain-s-outlook-raised-to-positive-at-moody-s-on-growth-model
7 – https://www.caixabankresearch.com/en/economics-markets/recent-developments/spanish-economy-ended-2023-good-note-and-kicks-2024-optimism
8 – https://www.neweconomybrief.net/the-digest/why-is-spanish-inflation-so-low
9 = https://wageindicator.org/labour-laws/collective-bargaining/2023/spain-new-national-framework-agreement-on-employment-and-collective-bargaining-may-31-2023
10 – https://www.hiringlab.org/uk/blog/2024/01/17/global-wage-growth-slowing/
11 – https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/spain-announces-minimum-wage-to-improve-lives-of-millions/
12 – https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/lang/en/gobierno/news/paginas/2023/20231016_2024-budget-plan.aspx
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We take a closer look at why relations soured between the two countries, and how Azerbaijan has been seeking to undermine France since.
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Since being elected, Meloni has had a major influence over the EU’s immigration policy, but the new Migration and Asylum Pact may have major consequences for Italy. So what exactly is in the new pact? And has Meloni’s hardline policy backfired?
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Sources:
https://newsbriefing.eu/politics/meloni-hardens-migration-rhetoric-as-far-right-rival-vannacci-gains-ground
https://en.ilsole24ore.com/art/number-of-migrants-rises-repatriations-up-34-per-cent-in-the-first-six-months-AJVKjkm?refresh_ce=1
https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/migration-and-asylum/pact-migration-and-asylum_en
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:180:0031:0059:en:PDF
https://italytelegraph.com/posts/italy-blocks-80000-migrant-transfers-what-the-eu-pact-really-changes-for-residents
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/21/sweden-plans-to-send-migrants-to-italy-france-and-spain-reject-dublin-transfers
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/21/sweden-plans-to-send-migrants-to-italy-france-and-spain-reject-dublin-transfers
https://www.eunews.it/en/2026/08/12/five-eu-member-states-are-considering-building-a-repatriation-centre-in-uganda/
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/10/04/giorgia-meloni-pushes-italy-s-migration-strategy-as-a-model_6728172_4.html
https://www.irreview.org/articles/2024/10/27/giorgia-meloni-is-offshoring-migration-to-solve-italys-immigration-concerns-now-the-rest-of-europe-is-interested-too
https://www.frontex.europa.eu/media-centre/news/news-release/frontex-irregular-border-crossings-down-26-in-2025-europe-must-stay-prepared-lyKpVb
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/08/italy-disastrous-offshore-agreement-with-albania-must-serve-as-a-wake-up-call-to-end-eus-cruel-migration-plans/
https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/08/vannacci-sanchez-is-right-on-immigration-meloni-is-a-fiasco/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/deputy-premier-salvini-rome-not-193326174.html
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/21/sweden-plans-to-send-migrants-to-italy-france-and-spain-reject-dublin-transfers
https://italytelegraph.com/posts/italy-blocks-80000-migrant-transfers-what-the-eu-pact-really-changes-for-residents
https://italianismo.com.br/com-44-meloni-lidera-avaliacao-enquanto-partidos-perdem-espaco/
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Over the past few weeks, there have been many reports of Russian hybrid incidents across Europe. With reported drone incursions and explosives at a German airport, we’re looking into the escalating Russian hybrid war and why it no longer feels so hybrid.
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POLITICO: Russia’s ‘hybrid’ war isn’t so hybrid
https://www.politico.eu/article/russias-hybrid-war-on-europe-is-starting-to-look-a-lot-less-hybrid/
Germany says Russia responsible for drone incident
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ylm3m67n2o
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/germany/article/2026/09/01/germany-blames-russia-for-airport-drone-incident-hits-back-with-sanctions_6757058_146.html?srsltid=AfmBOorxo7cxCO7l0TFHlXxatD1xyz1S0UqgldCRST2dfYnQWOCJYFzH
EU-NATO talks on German drone incident
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/02/von-der-leyen-russian-drone-incidents-in-europe-are-the-new-normal
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/01/von-der-leyen-pledges-response-to-russian-hybrid-attacks-ahead-of-rutte-meeting
Russian hybrid warfare (Aug/Sep 2026)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/31/poland-opens-terror-probe-into-fire-at-drone-factory
https://www.politico.eu/article/romania-jet-blasts-drone-near-offshore-gas-production-platform/
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/20/nato-jets-scrambled-as-drone-enters-romanian-airspace
Analysis
https://carnegieendowment.org/europe/strategic-europe/2026/07/why-russia-could-escalate-hybrid-warfare-against-europe
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/where-and-how-putin-could-expand-his-war-in-europe-beyond-ukraine/
Russian drone incidents (September 2025)
https://youtu.be/bnt3CNXMPo0?si=RwEWSEx_4Vt69gSb
00:00 – Introduction
01:28 – Context
04:34 – Why It Doesn’t Feel So Hybrid
07:38 – Too Long
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After years of stagnation, German’s economy might finally look to be on the up. In this video, we’re taking a look at the latest data and ask whether Germany has finally turned the corner.
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German GDP data 2019-2025
https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/10/23/germanys-much-ballyhooed-autumn-of-reforms-is-a-damp-squib
Germany polls
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/germany/
https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/08/31/how-the-alternative-for-germany-would-govern
Revised destatis data
https://www.destatis.de/EN/Themes/Economy/National-Accounts-Domestic-Product/_node.html
https://substack.com/home/post/p-211829645
IMF estimates for GDP growth in 2026
https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/NGDP_RPCH@WEO/EU/EURO/EUQ/IDN
Ifo institute data
https://www.ifo.de/en/facts/2026-06-18/ifo-economic-forecast-summer-2026-energy-price-increase-acting-brake-fiscal-policy
https://www.ifo.de/en/survey-results
Germany trade data
https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/deu/germany/trade-balance-deficit
https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/exports-to-china
https://wits.worldbank.org/CountryProfile/en/Country/DEU/Year/LTST/Summarytext
https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/exports
Indices
https://live.euronext.com/en/financial-news/german-manufacturing-growth-accelerates-august-orders-surge-pmi-shows
https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/manufacturing-pmi
https://www.ifo.de/en/survey-results
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Yesterday, Iceland held a referendum on restarting negotiations to rejoin the European Union, 13 years after negotiations were frozen. With the results now in, we’re taking a look at what happened and what it means for the future.
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Sources:
https://www.dw.com/en/icelands-eu-vote-a-nation-divided-over-europe/a-78285133
https://www.reuters.com/world/narrow-majority-icelanders-back-eu-membership-talks-poll-shows-ahead-referendum-2026-08-26/
https://www.ruv.is/english/2025-01-09-poll-majority-support-eu-negotiations-432591
https://nordics.info/show/artikel/icelands-relationship-with-the-eu
https://www.idea.int/democracytracker/country/iceland
https://newunionpost.eu/2026/02/26/iceland-referendum-eu-accession-talks/#:~:text=hold%20a%20referendum%20on%20reopening%20Iceland%E2%80%99s%20EU%20accession%20talks
https://cb.is/news-and-publications/article/monetary-bulletin-2026-3
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-19/iceland-hikes-key-rate-to-8-to-lower-risk-of-prices-spiraling
https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/iceland-eu-referendum-3fqw92st9
https://thefishingdaily.com/icelandic-fishing-industry-news/icelandic-fishing-industry-points-to-ireland-in-eu-warning/
https://www.reuters.com/world/fish-ships-sovereignty-iceland-weighs-its-european-future-2026-08-19/#:~:text=defined%20Iceland’s%20independence%20since%20it%20broke%20away%20from%20Denmark
https://island-esb.is/en/kostnadur/
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-08-29-iceland-rejects-eu-accession-talks-485377
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03:06 – The Two Sides
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April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
UPDATE: Since we wrote and animated this video, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced he's considering resigning, blaming a “harassment and bullying operation” by his political opponents after a court launched a corruption investigation into his wife. This doesn't really affect or undermine the gist of the video, but at 4:25 we do describe Sanchez as a political "survivor", which now looks, well, a bit silly, even if it's still sort of true. Anyway, we hope you enjoyed the video nonetheless!
@diegocozar8233
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
Absolutly ridiculous guys. We live like rats
@larskaminskidk
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
Spain has a large budget deficit – So the debt-financed growth that Spain is experiencing
@NitzanAmitExtraMoney
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
I usually really like your videos, but you have a major economic mistake here.
consumption does not directly contribute to growth, as the growth is generated from producing new goods which are sold domestically or abroad.
@MultiMenvafan
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
Trickle up economics are clearly better than trickle down.
@renatoe9648
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
Sánchez stayed in power by selling out the country to separatists and not for good performance
@Renjii1991
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
Oh the turns have table..
@motopeter2409
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
low eu wages also open a demand for cheap crap Chinese gadget influx
@aaronjones8905
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
If only central banks would stop manipulating currencies and just seek a stable currency.
@wc8490
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
5:00 What does this mam represent?
@Wilhelmofdeseret
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
Unsubscribing until TLDR can fix its issue with USA political bias
@user-nc2qj2jc5q
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
🌹🌹🇪🇸🇪🇺🌹🌹👍
@DzzO
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
1.9 percent. Wow.
@luposa
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
The only thing that explains the reduction in Spanish public deficit is the constant and agressive increase of all sort of taxes. And yes, tourism is the reason why millions of Spaniards still eat every day.
@coleyboy1921
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
Their demographics, like Italy are horrid too. They have a lot of work to do to rebalance the economy in a way that actually positions them for long term success.
@BOOMER751
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
Spain might be doing better than northern Europe at the moment, but it is ludicrous to say that spain is doing well. Wages are not increasing fast enough and people are still struggling
@ethandouro4334
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
IMF: how did Spain and Portugal wasn't affected by the energy crisis!?
Morocco and Algeria: Bruh…
@jojje3000-1
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
IMF is far too much a tool for the US and the dollar.
@Carlos-wv3yj
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
Spain growth explined:
1. Spain has a really cheap energy due to renewable energies and its industry is increasing.
2. Spain has acces to a luxury immigration from his former ex colonies such as Argentina, Chile, Mexico etc which gave Spain immigrants that hasn't to be integrated in society because they speak the same language, have the same religion and culture. Not like North African countries that governments spended thousands of euros trying to integrate them.
3. Spain is the second most touristical country on earth after France what gave them a huge amount of money every year.
4. The well invested European million of euros from the next generation founds in green energies, green hydrogen and technology.
5. The normalization of the situation in Catalonia. That's actually a really important factor because Spain only works well with the balance and growth of Madrid and Barcelona.
@rytiskurcinskas7179
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
video failed to address spains high unemployment rate, very high youth unemployment rate and fact that purchases of properties by forgers is stimulating their economy, if anything would happen to this sector spain would face same problems as it did in 2008. Plus spain is buying flooded with non natives that vote only socialist. This video CHERRY PICKED facts
@manuel_ao
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
You compensated the inaccurate video about the nationalists. And yes, Sanchez is a survivor and my bet is that he won't resign next Monday and this is just a strategy for his allies to rally round the flag (himself).
@juanlodri5964
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
Certainly not because of Sánchez.
@JDazell
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
The work you all do on this channel is great. You have so many areas that you cover and open up important issues that give a braoder view of the headline issues that everyone is talking about. providing a growing foundtaion of issues by thinking about them more holistically.
@explodingwolfgaming8024
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
Commenting 4 algorithm
@kaanyasin3733
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
The growth is basically rebuilding the 2010s era economics. Growth at rock bottom is growth but nobody calls your economy strong
@CognitiveInsurance
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
just when the video was released, Sanchez starting thinking about his dimission due to the corruption cases galloping around his family. Well played TLDR. Growth in Spain is mostly part of the rebound from the COVID-19 crisis.
@550ronald
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
this video wasent telling anything !!
@user-gi7vs2rp2q
April 26, 2024 at 8:12 am
spain is a great country with an incomparable abilityto shoot itself in the foot. Sanchez and his pro independence allies are on verge to destroy all the efforts the spanish people have made to rebuild their economy after the financial crisis.