Overview

• On July 30, the Health Ministry briefed Spain’s autonomous communities on the near-final Framework Statute draft.
• The ministry says the text has achieved 95% consensus after almost three years of talks and 37 meetings.
• SATSE and CCOO have demanded a revised proposal by mid-September with firm commitments on pay scales, work hours and early retirement rights.
• APEMYF has begun gathering 500,000 signatures for a Popular Legislative Initiative seeking a separate medical professionals’ statute.
• CESM and the Sindicato Médico Andaluz have formally called a second national doctors’ strike for October 3 to intensify pressure on stalled negotiations.