Spain Cross-country analysis of the use of EU Recovery and Resilience Funds
Based on interviews with experts from The Spanish Ministry of Health and the Andalusian Regional Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs.
Jump to
Key findings from interviews with experts
The Country Report put greater emphasis on healthcare opposed to public health interventions. More attention should be directed towards health promotion and disease prevention, with a specific focus on youth and vulnerable populations.
There are several challenges regarding the RRP process including the extensive administrative processes around the recovery plans.
It is important to prioritise the sustainability of the recovery plan projects, by for example developing frameworks to embed current actions into future legislation and plans.
The Spanish Recovery and Resilience Plan A short overview
| POLICY AREA 3: Fair and inclusive energy transition | |
|---|---|
| INVESTMENTS | RRF (m/€) |
| Renewable energies implementation and integration | 3,165 |
| Fair transition strategy (addressing the environmental, digital, and social infrastructures of areas in transition) | 300 |
| POLICY AREA 7: Education and knowledge, lifelong learning, and | capacity-building investments | |
|---|---|
| INVESTMENTS | RRF (m/€) |
| National plan for strengthening digital skills | 3,593 |
| Strategic plan for vocational training (including reskilling and upskilling of the workforce, digital transformation, innovation and internationalisation) | 2,076 |
| Modernisation and digitalisation of the education system, including early education (0-3 years) | 1,648 |
| POLICY AREA 6: Science, innovation and the national health system | |
|---|---|
| INVESTMENTS | RRF (m/€) |
| Renewal and expansion of national health system’s capacities (including technological and digital) to foster resilience and promote healthcare skills | 1,069 |
| POLICY AREA 8: The new care economy and employment policies | |
|---|---|
| INVESTMENTS | RRF (m/€) |
| Emergency plan for the care economy and reinforcement of inclusion policies (modernising social services, childcare, services for victims of violence against women, asylum reception systems) | 2,492 |
| Public policies for resilient, digital and inclusive labour market (mechanisms of stability and flexibility in employment, modernisation of active employment and labour policies) | 2,363 |
Each spring, the European Commission and European Council make Country Specific Recommendations to provide tailored advice to individual Member States on how to boost jobs, growth and investment, while maintaining sound public finances.
Spanish Country Specific Recommendations 2022 that are most relevant for health equity
3. [...] Increase recycling rates to meet EU targets and promote the circular economy by enhancing coordination among all levels of government and undertaking further investment to meet separate collection of waste and recycling obligations, as well as to enhance water reuse.
Country Report 2022
The accompanying Country Report analyse each EU Member State’s key socioeconomic challenges with the aim of providing a framework for the coordination of social and economic policies across the European Union.
The Spanish 2022 report contained a number of elements that are directly relevant to health equity.
Project under the RRP
The Public Health Strategy 2022
The Public Health Strategy 2022 is a response to the need to strengthen public health and contribute to people’s health. It includes cross-cutting an integrative approaches that build on the work of the determinants of health, the One Health approach, and governance for health. The strategy includes a comprehensive analysis of the health status of the population, as well as a reflection on the state of public health. This analysis not only reflects the state of the situation at this time, but also helps to establish the priorities that should guide public health actions in the coming years. The strategy states the future priorities of public health actions, as well as indicators to assess them. It received a fundamental boost from the RRP.
Other projects under the Spanish Recovery and Resilience Plan
Suggestions for the future
Increase investments in public health
Support health promotion and disease prevention policies toward young people
Strengthen primary care systems and community health, focusing on prevention
Foster screening programmes
Support public health campaigns related to healthy lifestyles
“The report puts greater emphasis on healthcare rather than public health interventions. More attention should be given to health promotion and disease prevention.”
Expert at Andalusian Regional Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs, Spain
“The COVID pandemic has provided a window of opportunity to address priorities that were already there or were highlighted by the impact of the pandemic. The recovery plans helped take action to address them.”
Expert at The Ministry of Health, Spain
This report was produced by EuroHealthNet, the European partnership of organisations, institutes, and authorities working on public health, disease prevention, promoting health and wellbeing, and reducing inequalities. We aim to tackle health inequalities within and between European States through action on the social determinants of health. Read more about us on our website.
Contact
Rue Royale 146
1000 Brussels
Belgium
EuroHealthNet is co-funded by the European Union. However, the information and views set out on this website are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Commission. The Commission does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included on this website. Neither the Commission nor any person acting on the Commission’s behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein.
