The Basque Government has updated the list of civil servant positions following the court rulings

The Governing Council of the Basque Government approved Decree 159/2026 at its meeting on October 6, 2026, which modifies the list of positions (RPT) for civil servants of the Public Administration of the Basque Autonomous Community. The regulation was published in the Official Gazette of the Basque Country (BOPV) on October 9, 2026, in issue number 194, with official reference 2026/4186 and 89 pages. It will enter into force on the day following its publication, October 10.

What the decree contains

The decree consists of two articles. The first updates the required fields of study for entry into the civil servant bodies and scales, as detailed in Annex I. The second updates the list of fields of study and regulated professional qualifications of the RPT, using the codes from the RUCT (Unified Registry of Universities and Degrees) registry, in Annex II.

Annex I lists all civil servant scales, along with their corresponding fields of study and regulated professions. Some examples include:

• EA113 Information Systems Faculty Scale: including fields such as Artificial Intelligence (061304), Informatics (061901) and Mathematics (054101).
• EA105 Faculty Scale for Building, Urbanism and Territorial Planning: degree qualifying for the regulated profession of Architecture.
• EB01 Scale for Drafting of Works and Installations: higher technician degree, including Mechanical Manufacturing Design and Civil Works Projects.
• EGC101 Administrative Scale: Baccalaureate or Technician degree; EGC201 Administrative Assistant Scale: Graduate in Compulsory Secondary Education degree.
• EGE001 Professional Group for Support Personnel: Schooling Certificate.

High Court sentences

According to the explanation of the decree’s motives, Decree 61/2022 must be modified as a result of several sentences, as well as appeals filed by interested parties in special employment processes and administrative appeals. The resolutions mentioned are:

• Sentence 65/2025, dated February 4, 2025, 33/2023 RCA.
• Sentence 87/2025, dated February 11, 2025, 29/2025 RCA.
• Sentence 202/2025, dated April 9, 2025, 35/2023 RCA.
• Sentence 567/2024, dated December 4, 2024, 546/2023 RCA.
• Sentence 199/2024, dated April 19, 2024, 313/2023 RCA.
• Sentence 252/2026, dated June 3, 2026, 151/2023 RCA.

Background and processing

The lists of positions have been regulated since 1997: Decree 226/1997, of October 14, and subsequent modifications, such as Decree 105/2007 (June 26) and Decree 79/2019 (May 21). Decree 61/2022, of May 17, adapted Law 7/2021 (November 11), which regulates the bodies and scales. The current modifications comply with articles 45 and 46 of Law 11/2022, of December 1, on Public Employment.

The decree was approved upon the proposal of the Commissioner for Governance, Digital Administration and Self-Government, at the Government Council meeting on October 6, 2026. The signatories are President Imanol Pradales Gil and Commissioner María Ubarrechena Cid.

Effect and appeals

The regulation concludes the administrative process and opens two avenues for appeal:

• Appeal for reconsideration: Before the Government Council, within a period of one month, counting from the day following its publication.
• Contentious-administrative appeal: Before the Administrative Chamber of the High Court of Justice of the Basque Autonomous Community, within a period of two months.

The list of positions is a tool for organizing the internal structure of the administration, and this change specifies the requirements for entry into all bodies and scales. Consequently, it will have an impact on future employment calls and the career paths of civil servants, and the extensive list of qualifications included in Annex II applies to the entire university system.

Source: BOPV, number 194, October 9, 2026, Other Provisions, pp. 1-89 (official reference: 2026/4186).