Overview
- Spain marks December 6 as the anniversary of the 1978 referendum, with civic commemorations such as Vigo’s longstanding ceremony honoring the constitutional framework.
- Opinion pieces reaffirm the Constitution as the democratic cornerstone that secures rights and guides stable governance across a plural country.
- Writers emphasize that formal amendment is deliberately difficult, highlighting the Constitutional Court and ordinary judges as the engines of practical adaptation to social change.
- Coverage spotlights Catalonia’s civil law heritage safeguarded under article 149.1.8 and subsequent autonomy statutes, with notaries credited for turning guarantees on equality, property and housing into legal certainty.
- Municipal and provincial administrations are portrayed as the closest guarantors of daily constitutional protections, with calls to tackle digital, energy and social challenges within the existing legal framework.