Overview
- The CNIO Patronato approved a structural reordering that eliminates posts and removes Juan Arroyo, Laura Muñoz, and José Ignacio Fernández Vera with immediate effect.
- Current manager José Manuel Bernabé submitted a detailed report on the center’s situation to the Madrid prosecutor’s office on November 18 after compiling information since taking office on September 1.
- Anti-corruption prosecutors are reviewing a complaint from a former operations chief alleging years of split, inflated, or non‑performed contracts that benefited linked companies, with claimed losses of up to roughly €20–25 million.
- Employee letters dated August 18 and 26 to ministry officials alleged contracting irregularities and reprisals, while the Patronato says it has no record of prior complaints other than the manager’s submission.
- The board says the reordering targets duplicate layers, process simplification, and digitalization, as state audits proceed, including ongoing reviews of 2022–2024 by the Tribunal de Cuentas.