Easter 2025 in Mallorca: more than 20 cultural activities scheduled on the island
The Consell has presented a special programme for Easter 2025 in Mallorca with more than 20 cultural activities, taking place between 17 March and 13 April. The agenda includes exclusive exhibitions, concerts by music bands, [...]
Mallorca olive oil reaches a record sales figure of 378,000 litres in 2024
The marketing of oil with Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Mallorca olive oil -Aceite de Mallorca- reached a record figure of 374,000 litres in 2024, representing an 18.3% increase compared to 2023. This growth is [...]
Unemployment in Palma falls by 5.51% in February and reaches minimum levels in several collectives
Palma cerró el mes de febrero con 13.549 personas en paro, lo que supone una reducción de 790 desempleados (-5,51%) en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior. Además, el desempleo descendió un 0,27% [...]
A total of 18 beaches receive the Ecoplayas 2025 flag in Mallorca
A total of 18 beaches have been awarded the Ecoplayas 2025 flag -Ecobeach- in Mallorca, a recognition based on aspects such as environmental quality, accessibility, landscape integration, and sustainable management of the coastline. Of these, [...]
Enquiries about subsidies and electricity and gas bills soar at the Energy Transition Offices
Advice on procedures related to subsidies has been the most requested service at the Oficines de Transició Energètica de les Illes Balears (OTEIB) -Energy Transition Offices-, with a total of 199 enquiries in February. This [...]
The Consell signs an agreement with the Tax Agency to fight against illegal tourism activities
The Consell de Mallorca has taken a new step in the fight against illegal tourist activity on the island. The president, Llorenç Galmés, and the vice president of the Govern de les Illes Balears and [...]
The Government draws up a protocol for the reception of Ukrainian children in schools
The Institute for Coexistence and School Success, Convivèxit, has drawn up a document of good practices for the reception of refugee children from Ukraine in the educational centers of the Balearic Islands. Amanda Fernández, general [...]
The Balearic Islands inaugurate the first green hydrogen plant in Spain in Lloseta
The first renewable hydrogen plant in Spain has been officially inaugurated in Lloseta. The project, which is part of the European “Green Hysland” initiative, was born in the old CEMEX cement factory and was the [...]
The negotiation between Russia and Ukraine advances while the attacks continue
The videoconference meeting between the authorities of Russia and Ukraine lasted four hours while Kiev was once again the center of the attacks. It transpired that progress has been perceived in the conversation to suspend [...]
The Government asks the transport sector for “responsibility” and guarantees supply
The Government has asked the transport sector for "responsibility" after Monday's strike, "which had not been officially called and which has not benefited anyone", and has insisted that "supply is guaranteed" in the Balearic Islands. [...]
Transporters protest in Palma over fuel prices
The rise in fuel prices in Palma sparked a protest by dozens of carriers that began very early with traffic jams on the Vía de Cintura. The detentions reached the Paseo Marítimo. Through social media, [...]
Businessmen from the Balearic Islands demand measures for the rise in the price of food and energy
The sharp increase in the price of energy and food puts the Balearic business community on alert, which little by little begins to demand measures so that the cost of the general economy does not [...]
The Sant Sebastià 2022 concerts in Palma already have new dates
The Sant Sebastià 2022 concerts in Palma, which were canceled in January due to the pandemic, already have new dates. Precisely this year, when the budget and the lineup of artists promised a more massive [...]
The Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar expands with three covered courts
The Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar is constantly renewed with services and facilities. In addition to the clay courts that were recently added, the Manacor sports center now has three electric blue covered courts located [...]
Rels B concert in Mallorca: the popular rapper plays for free in Palma on March 18
The rapper from Palma Rels B plays for free in Mallorca on March 18 at the Parc de Sa Riera at the start of the 'Flak Tour 2022' tour that will take him to Latin [...]
More than a hundred teams participate in the Mallorca Classic Rally
The XVIII Isla de Mallorca Classic Rally, based in Puerto Portals, will take place until next Saturday on different roads on the island with the participation of more than 100 teams of ten nationalities and [...]
The price of housing in the Balearic Islands shoots up almost 10%, the highest rate in Spain
The Balearic Islands was the Spanish region in which the price of housing grew the most last year, with an increase of 9.6% compared to 2020, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics [...]
The cheapest gas stations in Mallorca: map of stations and prices
The price of gasoline 95 and diesel in Mallorca continues to rise due to the high price of oil and the cost of energy. Already in Palma you get between 1.80 euros per liter and [...]
Palma celebrates Paco de Lucía with a flamenco festival
From March 9 to 13, the first edition of the Paco de Lucía Festival will be held in Palma with young flamenco figures and prominent figures, such as the Soleà brothers and Kiki Morente. The [...]
NitBus users will be able to get off at the point closest to their destination
Users of the Palma NitBus network will be able to ask the driver for the bus to stop at its closest point to their destination from Friday 11 March. The measure seeks to provide urban [...]
According to Impulsa Balears, 21% of female workers on the islands are overqualified
The gender inequality index, drawn up by IMPULSA BALEARS based on the United Nations methodological proposal, places the archipelago in the 6th most favorable position in a regional ranking that appeals to the empowerment of [...]
Palma organizes more than thirty proposals to commemorate the 8M
The City Council's Social Justice, Feminism and LGTBI area has drawn up a program with around thirty proposals to celebrate International Women's Day, which is celebrated tomorrow, March 8. The document includes a compilation of [...]
Cercas: “The Bluebeard castle happens in Mallorca because it was inevitable”
Cosette is 17 years old and is the daughter of Melchor Marín, the Catalan policeman who stars in the novels Terra Alta (2019) and Independencia (2021), by the writer Javier Cercas. The teenager discovers that [...]
Iberostar is looking for kitchen staff, receptionists and waiters for its hotels in Mallorca
The economic recovery encourages the Iberostar hotel chain, which seeks to cover 135 places this season for the hotels it owns in Mallorca, as has Meliá. For this reason, the hotel company led by Miguel [...]
Spain recovers 60% of international tourists in January compared to the same month of 2020
In January, Spain recovered 60% of the international tourists who arrived in the same month of 2020, in the pre-pandemic stage. The nearly 2.5 million foreign visitors are more than five times the number of [...]
Can Balaguer hosts a photographic exhibition on the guitars of Paco de Lucía
Can Balaguer hosts until March 27 the exhibition "Against the strings. Paco de Lucía's guitars". The exhibition, which is part of the Paco de Lucía Festival, brings together forty photographs of the musician's guitars, taken [...]
Unemployment in the Balearic Islands decreases almost 38% year-on-year
The Balearic Islands registered 52,504 unemployed people in February, which is 37.9% less than a year ago (32,077 less unemployed, the largest reduction in all of Spain, where unemployment fell by 22.4% year-on-year). As happened [...]
The Government seeks places to locate Ukrainian refugees
The Balearic Government is looking for places to locate the Ukrainian refugees that the central Executive will send after the European Union decided to welcome them to alleviate the migratory pressure of the bordering countries. [...]
COVID-19: Spain eliminates quarantines for close contacts
The Public Health Commission has agreed to lift, as of March 5, the obligation to quarantine all close contacts of positive cases of coronavirus, which until now had to be kept by unvaccinated people, which [...]
Premium wines from the Balearic Islands recover the sales rate prior to COVID-19 with an increase of 36%
The marketing of quality wines from the Balearic Islands has increased by 36% in 2021 compared to the 2020 data. Therefore, it has recovered its pre-pandemic rate. Wines with Designation of Origin (DO), Binissalem and [...]
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