The Government dissolves the Congress and Senate elected on July 23, 2023 and calls new elections for both Chambers for Sunday, November 29, 2026.

All Spanish citizens with voting rights will go to the polls on November 29. The election campaign will run from November 13 to 27 (15 days) and the new Cortes will be constituted on December 23.

The Government amends the Urban Rental Law so that after 5 years of contract (7 if the landlord is a company), the rental renews automatically in successive periods unless one of the parties gives notice.

The landlord must give 6 months' notice in advance (previously 4) and pay compensation for moving expenses if not renewing. The amount of compensation has not yet been published.

The Government approves a royal decree-law with measures to increase public and affordable housing supply, regulate the market, and protect vulnerable tenants.

The published text only contains the statement of reasons: it mentions a deficit of 750,000 homes (Bank of Spain) but does not yet detail amounts, deadlines, or specific measures.

The Joint Commission for Relations with the Court of Accounts calls on the Government to adapt minimum vital income to each autonomous community and approve a regulation before December 31, 2026. It also proposes eliminating subsidies, aid, and agreements with NGOs related to illegal immigration.

These are recommendations, not binding rules. If you receive or have requested minimum vital income, it could affect review periods and claims for overpayments. The proposal to eliminate aid to NGOs is a political change hidden in a technical report.

Asturias amends its Law on Guarantee of Rights and Essential Services to prevent claiming repayment of money from basic social salary or other benefits if the overpayment was due to Administration error or delay, provided you have correctly reported your changes.

If you were being claimed to repay money due to an error not your fault, this law prevents it and also applies to previous situations (retroactive effect).

Defense modifies the Armed Forces schedule: general 35-hour weekly schedule (1,533 annually) and special dedication 37.5 hours. Expands hourly flexibility by one hour daily for those with children under twelve years old or dependent family members.

Military personnel will have adjusted schedules and can request flexibility if they have children under 12 years old or dependent family members in their care.

Order SND/1053/2026 updates the reference pricing system for medications financed by the National Health System, establishing new groups and their prices.

Determines the maximum price at which a medication is financed in public healthcare, which may reduce what you pay at the pharmacy. Specific amounts are not published.

The State-level collective agreement for gas stations (code 99001995011981) is registered, effective from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027.

Sets working conditions for gas station employees and companies throughout the State until December 31, 2027.

The General Directorate of Game Regulation approves how warning messages that betting houses must include in their advertising should be formatted: warnings about gambling addiction harm and prohibition for minors, with format, size, and contrast established by law.

In gambling advertisements you will see clearer warnings about the harm of gambling addiction and prohibition for minors, with large and highly visible text.

An instruction from the General Directorate of Legal Security clarifies that the decennial insurance certificate for new construction can be signed with qualified electronic signature, with Secure Verification Code (CSV) or QR code, in PDF/PAdES format.

Developers, builders, insurers, notaries, and registrars can deliver the decennial insurance certificate by signing it digitally instead of on paper. For the homebuyer, protection remains the same: minimum ten years from project completion.

The Ministry of Economy authorizes the merger by absorption of Ergo Generales Seguros y Reaseguros and Unión Médica La Fuencisla by DKV Seguros y Reaseguros.

Customers of Ergo and Unión Médica La Fuencisla move to DKV: your policies remain in force, but the insurance company changes. No amounts or figures of affected customers are published.

The Ministry of Interior extends the temporary reinstatement of border controls at air and maritime borders for flights and passenger links from Italy, from October 8 to October 22, 2026.

If you fly or travel by ship from Italy to Spain between October 8 and 22, you may need to pass a document control when you arrive.

Royal Decree 810/2026 regulates the direct granting of subsidies in agrifood and fishing matters due to exceptional circumstances and reasons of public, social and economic interest.

The text does not detail amounts, beneficiaries or deadlines. Being a direct award, it bypasses the competitive bidding regime, which reduces transparency on how money is distributed.