Activity of the Council of Ministers

Highlights of the press conferences held after the Council of Ministers

Month

Year

The Government of Spain is rolling out aid to tackle the fires and has approved special employment protection measures for those affected

2026.7.28

The Government has declared the areas affected by forest fires to be civil protection emergency zones and has taken urgent measures to support the workers affected. Furthermore, it has approved the Draft Organic Law on Public Integrity.
The Government of Spain updates anti-smoking law and regulations on medicines and medical devices

2026.7.21

The Government has also approved the Artists' Statute, which strengthens protection against harassment and regulates child labour, and has introduced regulations governing grants for the purchase of electric vehicles.
The Government of Spain approved a bill against vicarious violence

2026.7.14

The legislation provides for the automatic withdrawal of parental responsibility in the event of a final conviction for certain serious offences against women or their children, and requires the child to be heard before arrangements for care and custody are determined. In addition, the Government has agreed to transfer 904 million euros to the regional governments to strengthen the care system.
The Government of Spain has agreed on the highest ever spending ceiling to safeguard the welfare state

2026.7.7

The non-financial spending limit has increased by 6.6% compared with the previous financial year and will enable the government to strengthen policies on housing, grants, care for the dependent, research and the fight against sex-based violence. In addition, the Council of Ministers has approved the draft of the new Organic Law on the Right to Honour and the recruitment of judges and prosecutors.
The Government of Spain updates measures to mitigate the effects of the war in the Middle East and raises its growth forecast to 2.6%

2026.6.29

The Government has also amended the system for the protection of unaccompanied foreign minors and has announced initiatives to comprehensively address the issue of housing access.