Editorial: El País

• The 'Case Koldo' is a corruption scandal involving the Ministry of Transport, Directorate-General of Roads, Adif, several construction companies and the PSOE.
• There's a concern about the persistence of such criminal behaviours, despite their identification in the past.
• The political system lacks effective preventive controls. And the deterrence from punishment is not enough.
• Absolute and real-time transparency is needed in contracting processes, reduction of subjectivity in awards, and protection of independent officials from politicians.
• The EU points out that Spain does not have a comprehensive strategy against corruption, nor specialized public agencies, and controls are reduced, not increased.

Conclusion: The fight against corruption should be an integral part of the system structure and not merely depend on whistleblowers or betrayal among the corrupt.

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