Clean-up boats remove more than 27 tonnes of waste from the Balearic coastline in 2024
The Balearic coastline waste collection campaign removed a total of 27,908.48 kg of waste in 2024, with a daily average of 182.30 kg. By island, Mallorca leads with 12,716 kg of waste collected, followed by [...]
The Consell will allocate 60% of its 2025 budget to social policies
The Consell de Mallorca will allocate six out of every ten euros to social policies in its 2025 budget. The budget for this purpose will be €391 million, an 11% increase compared to 2024. This [...]
Palma’s Nit de les Ànimes 2024 (Night of the Dead) will be held on the 9th of November
The next Saturday, 9th November, Parc de Sa Riera in Palma will once again host the celebration of Nit de les Ànimes 2024, offering numerous and varied activities for children and families. This event, now [...]
The largest electric vehicle charging hub in Balears now operational at the Mallorca Fashion Outlet in Marratxí
Authorities and business representatives inaugurated the 22 new electric car charging points in Marratxí. Photo: CAIB. The Government of the Balearic Islands has inaugurated the region’s largest ultra-fast electric vehicle charging hub operated [...]
Mallorca unifies its transport networks: TIB and EMT will have a single card by 2026
Mallorca's public transport system is about to undergo a major transformation in connectivity and accessibility through the integration of the TIB (Interurban Transport of the Balearic Islands) and EMT (Municipal Transport Company of Palma) networks. [...]
All Saints in Palma 2024: the city council programs various activities
The Palma City Council, through the Municipal Funeral Company (EFM), has organized various activities to commemorate All Saints' Day on November 1, providing remembrance spaces and support for visitors to the Son Valentí cemetery. Here [...]
The UIB’s Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy will come to Palma in the academic year 2024-2025
The Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy at the UIB will be a reality in the next academic year 2024-2025. As reported by the Government, the Council of Universities, a body under the Ministry of Science, Innovation [...]
The Balearic Islands 2024 shopping voucher campaign kicks off on April 24
The Government has launched the call for the programme to stimulate the commercial sector "Balears, shopping vouchers", aimed at micro and small commercial enterprises on the islands or certain service companies. The call for this [...]
Spartan Race Mallorca 2024, new features and registration
The world famous Spartan Race, one of the most popular obstacle races on the planet, is back on the island. Once again, extreme sport lovers will be able to test their endurance and capacity for [...]
The Sóller Meat Fair reaches its third edition in 2024
On Sunday 17th March the Fira de la Carne y del Embutido de Sóller (Sóller Meat Fair) will be held, which is celebrating its third edition in 2024. The Town Hall has presented the programme [...]
Guided tours to visit RCD Mallorca’s Son Moix Stadium get underway
From 8 March 2024 you can visit RCD Mallorca's Son Moix Stadium through a new guided tour. An activity to learn about the history of RCD Mallorca with a new experience in the renovated Mallorca [...]
The Manga and Anime Festival in Catalan 2024 programmes activities in Mallorca
The Institute of Balearic Studies (IEB) launches the second edition of FeMA, the Festival of Manga and Anime in Catalan in Mallorca and the rest of the islands. This event stems from the initiative to [...]
Comic Book Day 2024 lands in Palma’s Can Sales library
Palma's public library Can Sales is celebrating Comic Book Day 2024 on the 15th and 16th of March. To do so, this space will have a special programme to promote the sector. For the second [...]
Mallorca Loves MICE 2024 returns under the slogan “Back to the Future”
Mallorca Loves MICE 2024 will be held at the Hipotels Convention Centre in Playa de Palma. It will take place from 15 to 17 March and this year promises a journey back in time under [...]
Cameras in the Serra de Tramuntana: see where they are located
The Consell de Mallorca will install 32 cameras in the coming months in the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range with sound level meters, number plate readers and speed detectors. In addition, the Consell will authorise [...]
Fira del Fang 2024 in Marratxí: dates of the pottery fair
The Fira del Fang 2024 in Marratxí, which will be held from 1 to 10 March 2024 in Sant Marçal, is warming up. Pottery continues to be a living testimony to life in the rural [...]
The Balearic Islands to promote their cultural and sporting offer at the ITB in Berlin
Balearic Islands stand at the ITB in Berlin. From 5 to 8 March the Balearic Islands will be taking part in one of the most important international tourism fairs: the ITB in Berlin. [...]
Balearic Islands Day 2024: programme of activities
The Day of the Balearic Islands 2024 will be celebrated on 1 March, and the government has already published the programme for the day. A total of 258 activities will be held between 29 February [...]
Balearic Islands improves in competitiveness but remains at the bottom of the ranking of EU regions
Impulsa Balears places the Balearic Islands in 153rd place in the global competitiveness ranking made up of 234 regions of the European Union. This figure reveals significant progress in the last three years, a period [...]
Palma will have 67 new taxi drivers
The Deputy Mayor for Mobility, Toni Deudero, has signed a decree authorising 67 new taxi drivers to work on the streets of Palma. These new taxi drivers are part of the 71 who passed the [...]
Palma is the most humid city in Europe
The climate is warming and extreme heat events are becoming increasingly common around the world. However, cities, especially in the global south, are struggling to adapt to these conditions, as their infrastructures are not designed [...]
Martínez presents the ideas competition for the renovation and improvement of the Plaça Major
The mayor of Palma, Jaime Martínez Llabrés, this Wednesday presented the tender for the preliminary project to reform the Plaça Major and improve the accesses to Carrer Sant Miquel and Plaça Marqués de Palmer, Plaça [...]
Open day at the Sa Bassa Blanca museum for the Day of the Balearic Islands
Next Saturday 24th February, an interesting open day will be held at the Sa Bassa Blanca Museum in Alcúdia to commemorate the Day of the Balearic Islands. From 10:30 in the morning until 17:00, visitors [...]
The Mallorcan Victoria Luengo, Princess of Girona Art 2024 Laureate
Leading Mallorcan actress Victoria Luengo (cover of Mallorca Global Mag spring-summer 2022 issue) has been awarded the Princess of Girona Art 2024 Award as part of the Talent Tour being held in Salamanca until 23 [...]
The Misericordia Chapel reopens its doors with the exhibition ‘Natural Spaces’
After being closed for two years, the Consell de Mallorca reopens the doors of the Misericordia chapel with the exhibition Espacios Naturales (Natural Spaces). The exhibition offers a representation of the natural spaces belonging to [...]
Tractorade in Palma: Mallorcan farmers collapse the centre of the city in protest
Around 300 tractors and agricultural vehicles flooded the streets of central Palma on Monday. Farmers and stockbreeders in Mallorca carried out a massive tractor pull to express their concern for the future of their sector, [...]
Recovering the sky of our ancestors
La Vía Láctea en la isla de Cabrera donde se observan multitud de estrellas de diferente intensidad de brillo y tonalidades. Foto: Jaime Sánchez Millán. Antonia Gil. Palma "There is a social culture [...]
Mobofest 2024 presents its line-up of concerts in Porreres
Mobofest 2024, which will be held on 25th, 26th and 27th July in the n'Hereveta park in Porreres, already has a line-up of concerts. Julieta Venegas, Valeria Castro, Socunbohemio, Ludwig Band, Maria Hein and Joan [...]
How big is the population of the Balearic Islands in 2024?
The resident population in the Balearic Islands on 1 January 2024 stood at 1,231,487 inhabitants, which represents an increase of 0.13 % with respect to the fourth quarter of 2023, when the islands counted 1,229,934 [...]
Habturalia 2024: the 2nd Mediterranean holiday rental forum to be held on 23rd and 24th February
Habturalia 2024, a holiday tourism meeting promoted by Habtur and Pidelaluna events, will take place on 23rd and 24th February in Can Gelabert (Binissalem). At the 2nd Mediterranean holiday rental forum, the public will be [...]
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