2026Fifth Centenary of the Council of State - Set CTO

Article 107 of the Spanish Constitution defines the Council of State as "the supreme advisory body of the Government" and refers to the organic law for the regulation of its composition and powers. Subsequently, the organic law legislator declared that the Council of State had played "a decisive role in guaranteeing the quality, technical expertise, and rigor of the Executive's actions, carrying out a crucial task in defending the rule of law" (Explanatory Memorandum of Organic Law 3/2004, of December 28, amending Organic Law 3/1980, of April 22, on the Council of State).