Spain is one of those countries that are perceived by Ukrainians almost unconditionally positively, and the level of negative assessments of it remains minimal. This is evidenced by the results of an all-Ukrainian survey conducted by Active Group in cooperation with the Experts Club information and analytical center in August 2025.
According to the survey, 53.0% of Ukrainian citizens have a positive attitude towards Spain (39.7% – mostly positive, 13.3% – completely positive). Only 1.0% of respondents expressed a negative attitude (0.7% – mostly negative, 0.3% – completely negative). At the same time, 44.0% of respondents are neutral, and 2.3% said they were not sufficiently aware of the country.
“Spain demonstrates one of the highest shares of positive assessments among Ukrainians, and this is no coincidence. In the first half of 2025, the volume of trade between our countries amounted to more than $1.44 billion, of which exports from Ukraine amounted to $975.7 million and imports from Spain amounted to about $460.4 million. The positive balance of more than $515 million indicates the profitability of cooperation and that Ukraine has a competitive position in the Spanish market,” said Maksym Urakin, founder of Experts Club.
In his turn, Alexander Poznyi, co-founder of Active Group, emphasized that the high level of sympathy on the part of Ukrainians is also politically and culturally based.
“Spain actively supports Ukraine on international platforms, provides humanitarian aid and creates favorable conditions for Ukrainian migrants. At the same time, cultural openness and traditional ties between our peoples strengthen this positive image. Therefore, the level of distrust or criticism of Spain in Ukrainian society is practically absent,” he added.
The survey was part of a comprehensive study of international sympathies and antipathies of Ukrainians in the current geopolitical context.
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The second quarter of 2025 showed sustained interest from foreigners in the Spanish real estate market. According to data from the Spanish registration authority, British citizens led the way in terms of the number of properties purchased, with 1,874 transactions.
Germany came in second (1,590 transactions), followed by the Netherlands (1,558 transactions). Italy and France shared fourth place, each with 1,242 transactions.
The top ten also included:
Belgium — 1,209 transactions
Poland — 1,085 transactions
Ukraine — 772 transactions
Sweden — 637 transactions
Russia — 420 transactions
The list of top countries is rounded out by buyers from the US and Ireland, with 393 transactions each.
Experts note that the UK’s high ranking is traditionally linked to British buyers’ interest in the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol, while the growth in activity in the Netherlands and Poland is due to the favorable economic situation and a desire to diversify investments.
Ukrainians remain interested in the Spanish market, ranking eighth in terms of the number of transactions in the second quarter of this year. Ukrainian citizens are consistently among the top 10 buyers of apartments and houses in Spain.
According to official data from the Spanish Ministry of Inclusion, Social Protection, and Migration, since the start of the war, temporary protection status has been granted to 236,570 people with Ukrainian passports.
This makes Spain the fourth country in the EU in terms of the number of temporary permits issued, accounting for about 5% of all such statuses in the EU.
Unemployment in the eurozone stood at 6.2% in June, according to the European Union’s statistical office. In May, according to the revised data, it was also at 6.2%, not 6.3%, as previously reported. Analysts on average expected unemployment to remain at the previously announced May level, according to Trading Economics.
For comparison, in June 2024, the unemployment rate was 6.4%.
Unemployment was at a record low of 6.2% in October and November 2024, then rose, and in April fell again to the lowest level on record.
In June, the number of unemployed in the euro area decreased by 62 thousand compared to the previous month, to 10.7 million people.
The share of unemployed youth (population under 25) fell to 14.1% from 14.3%.
The lowest unemployment rate among the largest eurozone countries was recorded in Germany (3.7%), and the highest in Spain (10.4%).
In the European Union, unemployment remained at 5.9% in June. In the same month of 2024, it was 6%.
Ukraine exported 24.406 thousand tons of honey in January-June 2025, which is 1.9 times less than in the same period of 2024, when 48.113 thousand tons of this product was supplied to foreign markets. According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (SCS), revenue from honey sales for the period amounted to $53.261 million, which is 41.7% less than for the same period last year, when revenue amounted to $91.417 million.
The top three importers of Ukrainian honey in January-June 2025 were Germany, which accounted for 22.86% of purchases worth $12.177 million, Spain – 10.83% and $5.769 million respectively, Poland – 9.77% and $5.2 million respectively.
A year earlier, during the same period, the most active importers of sugar from Ukraine were Germany (25.76% at $23.546 million) and Poland (10.16% at $9.288 million), as well as the United States (15.27% at $13.955 million).
Unemployment in Spain fell in the second quarter to its lowest level since 2008. According to the Spanish statistics agency INE, unemployment in the country fell to 10.29% in April-June, compared with 11.36% in the previous quarter. Analysts polled by Trading Economics had expected a more moderate decline to 10.7%.
The number of unemployed fell by 236,100 to 2.55 million. At the same time, the number of employed increased by 505,500 to 20.27 million.
Source: http://relocation.com.ua/riven-bezrobittia-v-ispanii-znyzyvsia-do-minimumu-z-2008-roku/
Decree No. 532/2025 appointed Yulia Sokolovska as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Spain and Permanent Representative to the World Tourism Organization.
Sokolovska is a former Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine, head of the Ukrainian Defense Industry, and a specialist in the development of the tourism industry. Diplomatic relations with Spain were established in 1992.
