{
  "id": 17147123,
  "title": "Adif and Renfe need to depoliticize and professionalize management",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/adif-y-renfe-necesitan-despolitizar-y-profesionalizar-la-gestion",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-29T23:34:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Expansion ES",
    "slug": "expansion-es",
    "url": "https://www.expansion.com/empresas/transporte/2026/10/30/adif-renfe-necesitan-despolitizar-profesionalizar-gestion.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Several former high-ranking officials and administrators in Spain's transportation sector have come out in defense of the country's high-speed rail model, despite recent accidents and criticism. They argue that the model has been a success, but its sustainability is threatened by inadequate management and excessive political interference. The experts, including Víctor Bañares, Julio Gómez-Pomar, Juan Alfaro, and Berta Barrero, propose solutions such as separating the management of rail companies from political influence, strengthening safety measures, and increasing autonomy for state-owned companies Renfe and Adif. They also suggest a \"pact of state\" to implement a deep legislative reform to address these issues.",
  "summary": "Former company administrators and high-ranking officials from the Ministry of Transport believe that high speed is a success and an achievement of Spain that needs to be professionalized. Read",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}