Spain's annual Christmas lottery distributed €2.7 billion, with coverage dominating media attention throughout the morning. The main prize of €4 million per ticket was split between Logroño and Madrid, with a VOX parliamentarian's lottery office and a humble neighborhood basketball club as main distributors.
Political undercurrents persisted beneath the lottery coverage: Feijóo shifted strategy toward judicial challenges against Sánchez, while tensions between the government and Junts increased. Reports emerged of Puigdemont instructing his party to pressure the president.
Economic concerns surfaced regarding euro stability, with analysis of potential northern European monetary separation. The pension reform's impact became clearer, with projected increases of €1.729 billion in worker and employer contributions for 2025.
In Barcelona, housing prices continued their upward trend, with 16% of available properties now exceeding €1 million.