Overview
- The year closed with an agreement to raise pay for more than three million public employees by up to 11%.
- The government opened 2025 by lifting minimum pensions and approving a 12-measure package to improve access to housing.
- The minimum wage was increased again, which Sánchez says brings the SMI 61% above its 2018 level.
- Social policies expanded with over €2.5 billion for scholarships, guaranteed five healthy school meals weekly, extended parental and caregiving leave to 19 weeks, and an ELA law backed by €500 million for 24/7 care.
- Other actions cited include ordering Airbnb to remove 65,000 allegedly illegal listings, rejecting a NATO push to lift defense spending to 5% of GDP, aid for wildfire victims, measures related to Gaza, and a Sustainable Mobility law.