Sentencia del Tribunal Supremo de 24 de mayo de 2011 (Sala de lo Contencioso-Administrativo, Sección 3ª, Ponente: Eduardo Espin Templado).

The Supreme Court Judgment of May 24, 2011 resolves an administrative appeal filed by the Provincial Council of Álava against the Agreement of the Council of Ministers of November 28, 2008. The agreement declares the construction project of a penitentiary center in Iruña de Oca, Álava, excluded from the environmental impact assessment procedure due to urgency and general interest. The Supreme Court dismisses the appeal and argues that the project has complied with the appropriate environmental assessment and necessary compensatory measures. Furthermore, it establishes that the exclusion from the environmental assessment procedure does not apply to projects that affect areas of the Natura 2000 Network. [Extracted from the article]