What would you think if you were told that all young people in your country would receive a one-off public payment of €20,000 at the start of their adult lives?
For Spanish citizens going to the polls on 23 July, this radical electoral proposal from the leftwing Sumar party has caused a stir — and at least prompted debate.
This policy is known as a 'universal inheritance' and can take different forms depending on whether it is conditional or not, at what age it is granted and how...
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Paula joined EUobserver in January 2023 and left for Euronews in 2024. Previously she worked for the Spanish online newspaper El Confidencial, where she covered mainly economic and financial affairs.