Spain has long ceased to be an example in Europe. The unemployment , the lack of fiscal discipline , the default or continued postponement of its commitments hinder its reputation; the same reputation on which it depends not only to lend you money when you need it most but the speed, amount and conditionality of that help. Trust is not earned by wasting sympathy but by meeting the deficit, adjusting budgets -Sánchez continues to govern with those of Montoro in 2018 and his successor, María Jesús Montero , accumulates setbacks due to the undeniable deviations in his accounts- and behaving like a serious country, that does not spend more than it enters nor does it waste the years of prosperity by shooting up the debt with electoral measures. Against this background, and the irresponsible expectation created by Moncloa that Spain aspired to 140,000 million unconditionally from the European reconstruction funds , Sánchez presented himself at the decisive summit.

Finally, the interests of the countries of the north and the indebted countries of the south collided as expected. It is not so much about ideological differences - the Scandinavian Social Democrats are walking alongside Holland or Austria in this - but limiting the ambition to promote a greater European fiscal union through mutualized formulas right now. The so-called frugal want a reduced budget, fair credits and not even hear of direct subsidies so as not to lose the balance of their accounts. When it seemed that the toughest negotiation in the Union's recent history would be shipwrecked, Council President Charles Michel formalized a new proposal with changes to satisfy the frugal: reduce loans and direct transfers for the neediest, increase richer taxpayer checks and tighten conditionality . The future in any case is uncertain .

Whatever course Europe is taking now, Spain must take its place and learn the lesson at once. Too many years - and with governments of different sign - refusing to make the reforms that the country needs . That is why Europe is suspicious, convinced that Spain is only moving under enormous pressure, with the economy on the verge of bankruptcy and forced by its creditors. Inertia and short-termism have been exacerbated under Sanchismo , whose sectarian obsession and radical alliances prevent him from making a pact with the PP, putting the electoral calculation before all patriotic responsibility. If he continues like this, living up to date and putting patches on his propaganda control - not a single appearance throughout the weekend - Sánchez will not only lose EU credit, but also that of Spaniards in a cruel recession .

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