Animal protection and welfare have become increasingly important in recent years. Social awareness of animal rights, together with the approval of new regulations, has led to a significant change in the obligations of public administrations, animal protection organizations and citizens. Law 7/2023 on the Protection of Animal Rights and Welfare has consolidated this new legal [...]
Profile in demand: Degree or bachelor's degree in environmental sciences. Undergraduate, postgraduate or master's degree in law or environmental law. Experience in management of participation processes and management of work teams. Professional experience in the sector will be an asset. Work center characteristics: Environmentalist who will perform environmental advisory tasks, environmental legal analysis, preparation of [...]
On Thursday, March 26th, the Congress has validated the Royal Decree-Law 7/2026published in the BOE on March 21, as the centerpiece of the Comprehensive Crisis Response Plan for the Middle East. A regulation with an ambitious energy block that reinforces self-consumption, boosts electrification, extends competences to municipalities and places the Energy Communities as protagonists of [...]
The First Chamber of the Supreme Court, in judgment 1745/2025, of 1 December (ROJ STS 5363/2025), has resolved a dispute between a property owner and his local community over the installation of a charging point in an individual square. The proceedings arose from a challenge to a board agreement that required the removal of the [...]
The City of Culture (Santiago de Compostela) hosted the working day "Dialogues for a Renewable Galicia", which brought together nearly 20 representatives of companies, universities, public administrations and social organizations linked to energy to advance the design of a communication and social participation protocol in the processes of deploying renewable energy initiatives. The meeting was [...]
Last Friday, November 21, Ivan Hortigüela, INSTA lawyer, successfully defended his doctoral thesis, entitled "The prevention of illegal trafficking in plastic waste in Catalonia: compliance programs as a tool for prevention and criminal liability of legal entities", obtaining the qualification of excellent "cum laude" unanimously by the Court. This doctoral thesis has been developed jointly [...]
Law 7/2023, of 28 March, on the protection of the rights and welfare of animals , introduces a new framework of obligations for local administrations in the management of urban fauna, feline colonies and domestic animals. The regulation reinforces the responsibility of municipalities in guaranteeing a respectful and balanced coexistence between animals and citizens. The [...]
At INSTA we are pleased to present the Summary of Evidence for Policies of the COMUNES Project "Solidarity Energy Communities", an initiative developed throughout 2025 with the aim of promoting more fair, inclusive energy community models with a true social vocation. This document collects the main findings, learnings and recommendations obtained from a participatory and [...]
The Generalitat of Catalonia has published Decree Law 22/2025, of October 28 , to increase the resilience of the electricity supply in Catalonia . The standard regulates for the first time battery storage , energy communities and their Registry , and simplifies procedures (up to 500 kW). It also restricts the implementation of photovoltaics on [...]
Within the framework of our ongoing project "Environmental Dialogue for the Future of All" (funded by the Generalitat de Catalunya, Call for Unique Projects 2023), we will organize the Training Conference "How do we facilitate environmental dialogue? Practical tools and communication skills", with the aim of offering a broad perspective on different basic tools and [...]
