Overview
- The XXVIII National Congress of Family Business opened in Burgos by King Felipe VI, drawing about 600 business and institutional attendees.
- The IEF’s live poll put Spain’s economic climate at 5.66 out of 9 and, for the first time, ranked workplace absenteeism as the top risk.
- A majority expect higher sales in 2026 (61%), with 52% planning to add staff and 39% keeping employment steady.
- Industry minister Jordi Hereu and opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo praised family firms; Feijóo vowed to scrap three rules for every new one, and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez did not attend.
- Family-owned companies account for roughly 70% of Spain’s jobs and 60% of GDP, and this year’s program features Turkey as invited country and an address by EIB president Nadia Calviño.