Spain and Pedro Sanchez Are Starting to Annoy the Rest of Europe

Spain is having a good summer. The economy is forecast to grow 2.6% in 2026, far higher than the euro zone in general, and is expected to keep expanding by more than 2% in each of the next few years. The country has doubled its wind and power capacity since 2019, and is riding out Iran-related energy price turbulence far better than its European peers. And its football team just won the World Cup with a display of teamwork that stifled the world’s best attacking team, France, and then the bellig