04 Aug 2026
6/10
European Regulations
Effective: 30/07/2026
The EU Council extends temporary protection for persons displaced by the war in Ukraine. Beneficiaries maintain their residence rights and access to services in member states.
Displaced Ukrainian citizens, companies employing them and public administrations in Spain
03 Aug 2026
6/10
Social Security
Effective: 21/07/2026
The INSS, Universidad de Alcalá and Spanish Society of Oncology will update the manual that provides guidance on the duration of sick leave. The new edition will serve as a guide for medical inspectors when evaluating te...
Workers on sick leave, companies, collaborating mutual insurance entities and INSS medical inspectors
03 Aug 2026
6/10
Social Security
Effective: 21/07/2026
The INSS, University of Alcalá and Society of Family Physicians collaborate to review the manual that provides guidance on how long a medical sick leave should last depending on the illness.
Workers on sick leave, INSS medical inspectors and companies with employees on temporary incapacity
01 Aug 2026
6/10
Grants & Subsidies
Effective: 01/08/2026
SMEs with high R&D+i investment will be able to defer and split the payment of public loans without guarantees. The procedure and documentation required to benefit from this facility are regulated.
SMEs with high R&D+i investment benefiting from public loans from state calls 2014-2021
31 Jul 2026
6/10
Social Security
Effective: 21/07/2026
The INSS signs an agreement with the University of Alcalá and endocrinology specialists to review the manual that guides the duration of work leaves. The updated document will serve as a guide for medical inspectors.
Workers on medical leave, INSS medical inspectors, and companies with employees on temporary disability
30 Jul 2026
6/10
Social Security
Effective: 20/07/2026
The INSS, the University of Alcalá and the Spanish Society of Hematology collaborate to review the manual that guides doctors on the duration of work leaves. The fifth edition will update the tables of optimal temporary ...
Workers on medical leave, INSS medical inspectors and companies with employees on temporary disability
30 Jul 2026
6/10
Social Security
Effective: 30/07/2026
INSS signs an agreement with the University of Alcalá and the orthopedic surgeons society to update the manual that guides the duration of work leaves. The revised document will serve as a guide for INSS medical inspecto...
Workers on sick leave, INSS medical inspectors and companies with employees on temporary incapacity
28 Jul 2026
6/10
Social Security
Effective: 17/07/2026
The INSS, University of Alcalá and Psychiatry Society collaborate to review the manual that establishes the standard duration of medical leave. The document serves as a guide for inspector doctors to evaluate temporary d...
Workers on sick leave, INSS inspector doctors and companies with employees on IT
28 Jul 2026
6/10
Social Security
Effective: 17/07/2026
The INSS, University of Alcalá and occupational medicine physicians collaborate to review the manual that provides guidance on how long a medical leave should last. The fifth edition will serve as a guide for Social Secu...
Workers on sick leave, INSS medical inspectors, mutual insurance associations and companies
25 Jul 2026
6/10
Public Sector
Effective: 25/07/2026
The functioning of the Independent Authority for Equal Treatment is regulated, an body that protects discrimination victims. It will operate in public and private sectors with full autonomy.
Companies, public administrations, citizens and discrimination victims in Spain