Telecom Resilience: Spain will require mobile operators and key infrastructure to keep networks running during power outages, with backup coverage rules for large providers and control centres lasting up to 24 hours. Digital Infrastructure & Finance: BBVA’s capital markets push highlights a telecom consolidation wave in Europe, as operators monetize fibre, towers and data centres to fund investment. Heat & Productivity: New research links Europe’s extreme heat to real economic damage, with Mediterranean agriculture and tourism hit hardest, while studies warn heatwaves would have been “virtually impossible” without human-driven climate change. Spain’s Economy & Demographics: A report argues immigration is now a structural driver of Spain’s growth cycle, but it also shifts social vulnerability, with more people born abroad at risk of poverty. Aviation Supply Chain: IATA warns aircraft supply failures are costing airlines at least $11bn and calls for better visibility, data/AI use, and more maintenance training. Energy/Industry Policy: Spain is moving on new cogeneration tenders and broader digitalisation, as firms race to adapt to a tougher operating environment.