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Spain's Congress has taken key legislative actions impacting public pensions and fiscal policies, signaling political challenges ahead.

The Spanish Congress recently approved a significant law enabling up to 100,000 autonomous workers (self-employed) to access public pensions through a new pathway, reflecting a major social security reform. However, this legislative success was coupled with political conflict as Congress rejected the government's fiscal roadmap, leading to uncertainties about the approval of the national budget and potentially destabilizing the current legislative term.