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 [...]
Transport strike in Palma: EMT establishes minimum services in view of workers’ strike
Today, October 28, 2024, Palma is facing a public transport strike organized by EMT (Municipal Transport Company) staff. This strike stems from the lack of agreement between EMT management and unions regarding working and salary [...]
The creation of companies in the Balearic Islands grows almost 40% year-on-year in November
Last November, 299 companies were created in the Balearic Islands, 39.1% more than in 2020, and 79 were dissolved, 2.6% more than in the same period, according to data provided by the National Institute of [...]
Pets can access the entire EMT Palma network
The EMT Palma network allows access for all pets. The regulations stipulate that large dogs must be on a leash and muzzle and pay 0.30 cents. In the case of puppies, cats, hamsters, rabbits and [...]
The Government closes four premises due to excess capacity in Sant Antoni and asks for caution in Sant Sebastià
Given the proximity of the celebration of Sant Sebastià, patron saint of Palma, the Balearic Government came out to ask the public for prudence and precaution amid the rise in infections and after having closed [...]
Balearic tourist law: elevating beds, gas boilers and prohibition of amenities, some of the demands on hotels
The installation of elevating beds, gas boilers and a double pulsation system in the bathrooms; the prohibition of the use of amenities, care in the use of waste and the implementation of a circular economy [...]
Those over 18 to 39 years old can already receive the third dose
The Health Service opens vaccination to the population over 18 years of age so that they can receive the booster dose against COVID-19, as determined by the National Vaccination Strategy of the Ministry of Health. [...]
Transparency Law: only 11 of 67 municipalities in the Balearic Islands comply with the legislation
The Balearic councils have a long way to go in terms of transparency. According to a study by the Autonomous University of Barcelona, only 11 of the 67 municipalities on the islands comply with the [...]
The Balearic Islands look to Fitur to retain the national market
The Balearic Islands will participate in the Fitur tourism fair that is held in Madrid from January 19 to 23 with the aim of consolidating the recovery of the national market and presenting the new [...]
The tourism GDP of 2021 falls in Spain more than 40% and goes back to 2003 values
Tourist activity in Spain closes with a GDP of 88,546 million euros in 2021, 42.8% less than what it generated in 2020, standing at the values it reached in 2003. The decrease was caused largely [...]
Education resolves that close contacts in Infant and Primary will not quarantine or undergo a diagnostic test
The Ministry of Education and Training, in accordance with the Ministry of Health and Consum, has resolved that in the case of Early Childhood and Primary education, regardless of the number of positive students in [...]
The third dose will be necessary to renew the COVID certificate
The Ministry of Health and Consum reminds that, as of February 1, the COVID certificate will expire nine months after obtaining the complete vaccination schedule and that, to maintain its validity, it will be necessary [...]
Balearic inflation in 2021 climbs to 6.5% driven by house prices
The Balearic Islands close 2021 with an accumulated inflation of 6.5%, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE). The annual rate of the CPI has risen since last July in the autonomous [...]
Construction in Mallorca accelerates and exceeds pre-pandemic figures
The pace of construction in Mallorca little by little seems to be moving away from the negative impact of COVID-19 with 2,771 new housing projects in 2021, a figure that represents an increase of 18.1% [...]
The promotional video of Mallorca Caprice by Mallorca Global magazine gets almost 20,000 views
The online campaign for the promotional video of Mallorca Caprice by Mallorca Global magazine has reached 19,000 views during the period from December 23, 2021 to January 5, 2022. A video created by Mallorca Global, [...]
With part of its staff infected, EMT Palma temporarily suspends the NitBus servicev
The EMT Palma temporarily suspends the NitBus service that provides service on Fridays, Saturdays and the eve of holidays from 11:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. due to the high incidence of COVID casualties in the [...]
The Government sets the maximum price of the antigen test at 2.94 euros
The Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, has reported on the agreement reached this morning to limit the maximum price of COVID-19 self-diagnosis antigen tests to 2.94 euros after the meeting of the Interministerial Commission on [...]
COVID-19: Health confirms that it buys a new drug from Pfizer
The Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, has confirmed to the extraordinary plenary session of the Interterritorial Council of the National Health System (CISNS) the end of the negotiation with Pfizer and the purchase of the [...]
The Balearic Islands prioritize the commercial sector in the distribution of Next Generation funds
With the aim of recovering the commercial fabric of the Balearic Islands, the Government and representatives of the sector met so that the commerce can receive at least 2.48% of the total Next Generation funds, [...]
Education activates a rapid substitution system for teachers with COVID-19 sick leave
The Conselleria d'Educació i Formació Professional has informed the educational centers today of the implementation of a system of rapid substitutions for COVID, similar to that applied in primary school, with teachers from the linguistic [...]
COVID-19: Admissions to the Balearic ICU rise in a day with three deaths and 4,382 infections
The Ministry of Health reported 4,382 infections and three deaths in one day with 81 patients admitted to the Balearic Intensive Care Unit (ICU), which also accounted for a total of 317 people in the [...]
The air traffic of Son Sant Joan is still far from recovering the activity of 2019
The air traffic of the Mallorca airport has not yet recovered the level before the pandemic. In 2021 it operated 51.2% less than in 2019 and registered 4,496,857 passengers, an increase of 137% compared to [...]
The Balearic Blood Bank warns about the shortage of reserves due to infections
The disproportionate increase in COVID-19 infections seriously compromises the Balearic Blood Bank, which needs 200 donations per day to guarantee adequate patient care. The entity reported that it currently receives only 50% of donors and [...]
The use of public transport grows in the Balearic Islands and exceeds the figure before the pandemic
The TIB network, bus, train and metro, during 2021 has moved 11,378,559 users, of which 6,797,501 are bus users and 4,581,058 of the rail network (train and metro). Thus, the demand that has existed during [...]
Hotel investment in the Balearic Islands exceeds 540 million euros in 2021
Hotel investment in the Balearic Islands was 541 million euros in 2021, with a major role in the holiday category and at the national level it reached 3,180 million, according to data from the Hotel [...]
Adolfo Utor: “The ports of the Balearic Islands in attention to regular passage are third-world”
Adolfo Utor, president and sole owner of Balèaria after Grupo Matutes left the company. Photo: Balèaria. ⚫"As the only remaining local company, we are prepared to overcome this tough and hostile competitive environment." [...]
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