Authors: Iliana Olivié, María Santillán O'Shea. 17/07/2026.
| Goals | Rationales | Multilateralism | Means | Geography | Sectors | Link to EU aid programme | ||
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| ODA / Efficacy and efficiency | Channels / Instruments | Financing of development | ||||||
| Bildu | ||||||||
Strengthening of Spain’s productive base (vaccines). Humanitarian and military crise.
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Fulfilment of 0.7% goal. |
0.55% ODA until 2027 (as well as 0.7% for 2030). Devolved. Education for development and citizenship. R&D for health. |
Reduce geographical priorities. Explore prioritisation criteria more deeply. |
Humanitarian action. Global health. |
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| ERC | ||||||||
Human rights and gender equality (protection of activists, especially women). Promotion of democracy (stateless nations, self-determination and sovereignty). 2030 Agenda. Address crisis of the development model. Adress climate emergency. Address pandemics. Peace. Human security. |
Democracy (stateless nations, self-determination and sovereignty). Sustainability (climate emergency, natural disasters). Humanitarian and military crises. Human rights. Global justice. |
Yes (2030 Agenda). |
Fulfilment of 0.7% goal. |
Delegated aid programme. Devolved aid programme. Education for development and global citizenship. NGOs. |
Mediterranean (including Palestine). Kurdistan. Latin America (priorities: Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Bolivia; Central America). Africa (priorities: Western Sahara, Mozambique, Senegal). Middle East. |
All (humanitarian, health, democracy, climate, gender…). |
Delegated aid programme. |
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| JUNTS | ||||||||
Sustainable human development. Sustainability of the planet and fight against climate change. Fair, multilateral and peaceful conflict resolution. Fight against female discrimination. Defence of human rights. 2030 Agenda. Well-being of populations to avoid forced displacements. |
Solidarity. Human rights. Democracy and freedom, social, civil and political rights and freedoms of women and minorities / cooperation as index of democratic quality. Peace. Environmental protection. Catalan presence / projection in the world, in regions of influence / participation in international forums. Feminism, women’s and LGTBi+ right; transversal, intersectional and anticolonial. |
Commitment to multilateralism / maintenance of the UN system, with special attention to UNRWA, while addressing the structural problems of the institution’s credibility / multilateral responses to global problems / UNESCO, UN Women, WHO. |
Fulfilment of 0.7% goal. Auditing of aid programme. |
Delegated aid programme. Devolved aid programme. Public-private aid programme. Offering conditional subsidies (civil and social rights, environment). Cooperation with international civil society. |
Mediterranean neighbourhood, (cooperation, cultural exchanges, shared prosperity). Syria: Kurdish self-determination. |
European alliances / essential European forums. Delegated aid programme. |
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| PNV | ||||||||
2030 Agenda. Fight against poverty. Defence of childhood. Gender equality. Equal opportunities. Justice. |
Global justice. Solidarity. Sustainability. Human rights. Redistribution. |
Yes (2030 Agenda, Paris Agreement). |
Fulfilment of 0.7% goal. Need for sufficient resources. Transparency. Coherent policies. |
Delegated aid programme. Devolved aid programme (included in the financing of development). |
Public and private resources. |
Delegated aid programme. |
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| PP | ||||||||
Key instrument of foreign policy; State policy. Peace and security. Democracy. Rule of law, including international law. Fight against corruption. Geographical and thematic concentration (prioritising Ibero-America and middle-income countries). Solidarity and efficacy. Sustainable development. Education, training and the free movement of talent. Instrument to change lives and build a better world. Fight against poverty. Fight against inequalities. Gender equality. Promotion of civil liberties. Promotion of human rights. Health. |
Global conflicts, humanitarian, military and economic crises. Stability in a turbulent world. Cooperation as an authentic State policy. National sovereignty in the definition of aid policy, with the participation of all parliamentary groups. Liberty, rule of law, market economy, open societies. Cooperation as an expression of Spanish values / cooperation guided by principles. Democracy. Human rights. Spain as a supportive democracy / solidarity. Global justice, more equative world. Cooperation as an indispensable part of foreign policy. Spain as historical leader in cooperation / leading role that befits Spain / consolidate Spain’s role in the international architecture. |
Multilateral commitments and bilateral relations. Rules-based fair international order. Yes (FfD4). |
Efficacy. Assessment and auditing of impact. Sustainable cooperation. Transparency, accountability and traceability amid disinformation. Orientation towards results. Insufficient aid total below European partners. Fulfilment of the 0.7% goal. ODA tied to fulfilment of migration control undertakings. In authoritarian contexts, channelling through serious and reliable organisations. |
G20, OECD, United Nations. Decentralised cooperation as part of the richness of the Spanish aid programme. |
Creation of a Development Credit Institute. Financial sustainability. Public-private partnerships. |
Geographical prioritisation. Ibero-America (history, language, values, democracy) / Needs of average-income Ibero-America. Africa: peace, security, democracy, terrorism, trafficking, irregular migrants, sustainable development, support for women. Humanitarian aid for the Saharan people. Ukraine. |
Agriculture and environment. Humanitarian aid. Democracy, institutions and nation-building. Education. Health. |
European alliances. |
| PSOE | ||||||||
Joint well-being of the world’s population. Multidimensional concept of development (beyond per capita income). 9Women, peace and security. Peace building. International cooperation for short-term national interests. Promotion of human rights. Fight against inequalities. Global health, health equality. Global justice. International humanitarian law. Fight against poverty. People and planet. Prosperity and stability. Addressing global challenges (poverty, hunger, inequality). Environmental sustainability. Threefold social, economic and ecological transition. Education on emergencies. |
International policy affects Spaniards / acknowledgement of global interdependence. International stability (benefitting Spain) / more stable financing system beneficial for all. Feminism / Gender / Gender perspective. Policy dialogue with partner countries. Strategic, effective and transformative. Image of Spain as responsible leader / International leadership / Spain as reliable, bridge, protagonist, committed, international leader in a changing world (UN conference hosted in the north for the first time). Internationalisation of Spanish companies, trade and development of financial markets. Active citizenship, common good and joint responsibility. Ethical, human cooperation, based on principles and freedoms. Human rights and freedoms in humanitarian contexts. Security of the population. Inclusive and plural democracy, progress and diversity, tolerance. Diplomacy and dialogue. International solidarity / solidarity through multilateralism. Equity. Sustainability. Environmentalism. Justice. Peace. Participation of civil society, international and national academia, and youth. Cooperation as a State policy. Development aid as a state tool. Spain active in UN80. |
Updating international financial architecture. Support for reform/bolstering, UN80 / more Spain in the UN, more UN in Spain / perfectible multilateral organisations, with honesty and efficacy. Global public goods / urgent and interdependent challenges / recognition of global interdependency. Commitment to multilateralism; strong, inclusive and effective. Crucial as an instrument of peaceful conflict-resolution amid breaches of international law / fundamental for above goals Peace and security, human rights, 2030 Agenda. Global South countries at the centre (ownership, national platforms) / Global South with own voice. International norms. |
Aid important but complementary to other flows (beyond aid). Reiterated 0.7% commitment (10% humanitarian). Coordination, efficacy and intelligence amid scarce public resources. Assessment for efficacy and legitimacy. Localisation of SDGs. Countries protagonists in their own development (ownership). |
Education for development and global citizenship. Support for internationalisation of Spanish companies (inc. FONPRODE and FEDES) / improved financial cooperation capabilities. Development banks to coordinate priorities and efforts. Participation of civil society (especially in the context of civic spaces being closed), private sector, universities, local entities, autonomous communities. Devolved aid programme. National platforms. |
In addition to ODA, all the pathways together / beyond ODA and international cooperation (debt-management, private investors, deployment of domestic resources, science, trade). Trade (and debt as a catalyst). Address debt crisis. Deployment of domestic resources. FEDES and improved financial cooperation capabilities. Fairer and more stable financing and auditing. Private financing, leveraging with benefits, at scale, with help from the State/ impact investment (regulation, technical training, risk mitigation). Appropriately regulated financial markets. |
Prioritising Latin America (and institutional strengthening). Mediterranean: sustainable economic development, stability, security. Africa: stability and prosperity. Terrorism and institutional cooperation. Knowledge and training. Middle East. Sahel. Greater flexibility in geographical priorities depending on changing circumstances, above all humanitarian (Gaza, West Bank, Lebanon), which combine with structural priorities. Graduation reform. |
Humanitarian action / threefold humanitarian-development-peace nexus (Humanitarian Diplomacy Strategy). Health / global health and its governance. Hunger and poverty alliance (climate financing with agriculture). Climate change. Science, technology and innovation. Education for global citizenship. Democratic governance. Gender. Poverty and inequality. Sectoral priorities anchored in Spain’s own areas of expertise. R&D, digitalisation and AI. |
UN conference held on European soil for the first time / commitment to multilateralism message in Seville (EU + Global South). Spain negotiates as part of the EU / shares founding principles with European partners. Spanish leadership in the EU / attempts to create more ambition and more Team Europe. European forums as policy labs or sequential search for consensus. Relevance to EU countries of DAC reform. Importance of the European Commission as active defender of democracy and its actors. |
| SUMAR | ||||||||
2030 Agenda and SDGs. Consolidation of participation (democratic), human rights, strong, functional and contextualised institutions in the Global South / democracy amid threats from the extreme right, military escalation and conflicts. Sharing of reproduction and care, social protection, health –One Health focus– and public education, childhood rights, housing, food and water rights. Global justice. Fight against inequalities (multidimensional focus). Fight against hunger and poverty. Gender equality / Gender justice / Feminist cooperation / Transversal feminist perspective as basis for employment and stability. Peace. Environmental global planning, compensation, ending extractive industries, legal protection for natural goods (impact on health). Treble transition. |
Reduction of historical inequalities, responsibility (including business) and historical debt (EU) above all to Africa. War and conflicts / peace. Strengthened humanitarian law. Gender equality / feminist perspective / gender justice / anti-racism, decolonisation / transversal global justice. |
World peace system. Climate compensation for the Global South. Strengthen and reforge multilateral UN system and its rules, without reversing progress / set rules / finance the UN and reject alternative structures. Democratic global economic governance (multipolar world) / shared regulation for global taxation. Greater protagonism for the view of the Global South (Spain as natural ally) / diplomatic activism and demands of peoples of the South (including in Spain’s own interest). Governance of development aid, take to UN. |
Unarguable fulfilment of the 0.7% target (progressive increase). Efficacy via Global South priorities: inclusion of civil society, infrastructure and investment in development markets, with no conditions on migration. Coherence and specification. Communication of cooperation and development as part of the 2030 Agenda. Need for clear, firm and lasting commitments for financing sustainability of development. |
Progressive taxation. Development banks. Financial cooperation / creation of (Spanish) public bank lending for sustainable development. Multilateral cooperation, public policy strategy at the service of development. Devolved and local cooperation and participation of civil society. Education for development and citizenship. Remittances (reduction of sending costs, employment opportunities for migrants, support for home communities). |
Debt: cancel (climate justice and reparations). Transparent and fair regulation of financial markets. Progressive international taxation: global wealth tax, fight against tax havens. Global climate financing, fund to cover losses and damages. Attraction of private capital contradicts states’ public responsibility. Creation of a public bank of sustainable development. Strategic multilateral economic governance for financial cooperation. |
Latin America (cultural, geographical and geopolitical proximity): structural priority. Palestine (support UNRWA) and Sahara: contextual priority. WFP, fragile States, Sahel, Africa. |
Inequalities (transversal). Humanitarian action. Climate change. Citizenship, environmental and feminist education. Gender justice. Free technologies for developing countries for their own industrial development. Recognition as a step preceding reparations. |
Critical of European Commission drift on Palestine (better management of Ukraine). Lack of EU relevance owing to aid cuts, rearmament policy and lack of interest in reforming global economy. Need to set rules in the EU. Strategic autonomy tied into responsibility, human rights and due diligence. |
| VOX | ||||||||
Decouple aid from 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. Remove aid from indigenous peoples. Decouple aid from the gender equality agenda. Fight against terrorism. Fight against illegal immigration and people-smuggling. Protection of Christians persecuted for religious reasons around the world. |
National priorities: access to water, fight against female genital mutilation, energy poverty, health, child poverty / Spanish national interest and well-being. Contingent on countries that fulfil bilateral agreements on illegal immigration. No contributions to authoritarian nations or corrupt oligarchies. No contributions to climate-alarmist projects, or that discriminate on the grounds of sex, for being indigenous, for being European, or that favour abortion. Solidarity and human rights, but on condition / contingent on criteria of national priority. |
Review membership of international organisations dependent on Spanish interests. |
Ensure efficacy and efficiency of Spanish aid institutions and tools. Aid tied to collaboration on migration / contingent on countries fulfilling bilateral agreements against illegal immigration. Amount of assigned resources dependent on such fulfilment. |
Centralisation (state concentration of powers) / removal of local, decentralised aid. Fight against the spending of public resources inimical to national interests. Bilateral prioritisation |
Prohibit debt cancellation. |
Remove aid from countries that do not cooperate on illegal migration, Mediterranean people-smuggling. Abandon Puebla Group and São Paulo Forum. Priority in Hispano- / Ibero-America: cultural orbit, priority of the Atlantic link. Aid assigned geographically in accordance with the rest of foreign policy (of Spain and its partner countries); foreign policy criteria outrank aid criteria. |
Removal of aid for 2030 Agenda implementation, gender or pro-indigenous ideology in the Ibero-sphere. |
Restoration of exclusive power over international relations to the member states (including representation in international organisations). |