The government published this week 11 job openings using 'free appointment': the ministry directly chooses the candidate without opposition or open public competition. It affects ministries of Labor, Agriculture, Culture, Treasury, Digital Transformation, Territorial Policy, CNMC and Canary Islands Special Zone.

It means you cannot apply even if you meet requirements: only pre-selected candidates have access. The annexes with job titles, requirements and salaries are not visible in the BOE. It is legal but reduces transparency and competition in public employment.

Correction of errors in Valencia's justice service announcement: eliminates positions that approved candidates thought they had. Published as a simple 'rectification' without prominent notice.

If you passed and were awarded a position in Valencia courts, you may now lose it. Delays job start dates without a clear timeline for new announcements.

Court confirms that the Property Registry can reject registering short-term rentals if your community's bylaws prohibit 'non-residential' uses or similar, even if you have municipal license.

Even if your city council authorizes tourist rental, if your decades-old bylaws contain generic restrictive clauses, you cannot legally register it. Many owners don't know what their bylaws say until the registrar says 'no'.

A registrar rejects registering a property expansion that a mother donates to her son because he suspects it may hide an undercover sale or manipulation of cadastral data (there are discrepancies between actual and cadastral area).

If you inherit or are donated a home expansion and there are doubts about the legitimacy of the act, the registrar can indefinitely block registration. You remain without legally registered property until doubts are resolved, which can take months or years.

Announcement of 301 permanent civil service positions in the General State Administration (administrative support, group E0) exclusively reserved for people with certified intellectual disability.

If you have officially recognized intellectual disability, you can access 301 permanent public jobs without competing with other candidates. It is the largest offer of this type published this week.

The National Institute of Healthcare Management declares that August 2026 will not be counted in the deadlines of selective processes for permanent healthcare system employees, which automatically extends the resolution timelines.

If you are taking a healthcare civil service exam, your selection process will be delayed by at least one month because August does not count toward calculating deadlines. This can delay job appointments and affect personal planning.

The government increases the residence allowances received by civil servants assigned to the Balearic Islands as compensation for living there. Only affects public employees, not citizens.

Civil servants in the Balearics receive higher monthly public pay. The exact amounts are not in the visible BOE text, but in an annex not published here. Other citizens do not see a direct change.

Authorizes the Institute for Women to award subsidies directly to certain entities without open competitive bidding. Justified on grounds of 'public interest' and 'importance of gender equality'.

Some organizations will receive public funding without competing with others. Without knowing which entities benefit, amounts, or published selection criteria, it is impossible to know if there is favoritism. The 'public interest' legal exception avoids open bidding.

Modifies the rules for awarding CAP agricultural subsidies to farms where men and women are co-owners. Updates requirements and how to apply for these subsidies.

Farmers and ranchers under joint ownership arrangements will have easier access to public subsidies, especially female farmers who previously were excluded for not being sole owners.

The Ministry of Equality funds Cruz Roja to create ATENPRO 2.0: a mobile service connecting victims of gender-based violence with rapid assistance 24 hours a day. Updates the previous service.

Women victims of violence will have access to a free emergency button on their mobile phone available 24/7, improving their immediate safety. It is a direct award without competitive bidding (only Cruz Roja participates).

Authorizes the Ministry of Interior to provide public money directly to trade unions of the National Police without competitive bidding. It is based on recognizing union rights of police officials.

Police unions will receive direct public funding without competition between applicants. It does not specify the amount or objective distribution criteria. It uses constitutional arguments to avoid bidding (financing is mandatory, doing so without competitive bidding is not).

Modifies the rules on economic compensation that industrial sectors receive for electricity price increases due to carbon emissions taxes. It affects companies at risk of relocating production abroad.

Changes in compensation criteria for industries may have significant economic effects but are published without public transparency. Technical modification of annexes without full text available. It indirectly affects industrial prices.

The Barcelona City Council convenes competitive exams to hire 82 workers in different positions: administrative assistants, laboratory technicians, logistics staff, and drivers. Includes positions reserved for people with disabilities.

82 people can apply for stable public employment in Barcelona (64 + 5 + 4 + 1 + 8 positions), with fixed salary and labor guarantees. Transparent process through competitive examination.

The Toledo Fire Department Consortium opens a public call to fill 17 Firefighter-Driver positions and 13 Corporal positions. Deadline: 20 business days from BOE publication.

If you are from Toledo and have the right profile, you have only 20 days to submit an application for 30 stable positions in the fire department.