European funds are coming to an end amid the boost to investment and doubts about productivity
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European funds are coming to an end amid the boost to investment and doubts about productivity

El Periódico Mediterráneo - General6 September 2026 at 07:35

The European Recovery Plan came to the end of its execution in Spain with a balance of lights and shadows. European funds sustained investment and accelerated digitization in the country, but specialists and business organizations warn that money reached the real economy more slowly than planned.

The execution period of community funds ended, leaving a mixed legacy. On one hand, there were significant advances in technological modernization and the revitalization of certain economic sectors. On the other hand, the transformative capacity of these funds fell short of initial expectations.

The experts quoted in the article highlight that the absorption rate of funds was not ideal, which limited the real impact on the Spanish economy. This situation raises questions about the effectiveness of European resource distribution and implementation mechanisms.

Business organizations share this concern, emphasizing that despite the investments made, the results in terms of productivity and economic growth did not match the potential that the funds could have generated if they had been channeled more efficiently into the real economy.

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