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 [...]
Rutas WoW 2025 celebrate the centenary of poet Josep M. Llompart with 15 literary itineraries across Mallorca
The Fundació Mallorca Literària has announced the programme for the Rutas WoW 2025 (WoW Routes 2025), which will feature a total of 15 literary itineraries throughout the year. These routes, taking place between 21 March [...]
SFM expands its capacity at rush hour with 3,500 additional seats on the Palma-Inca line and the metro to the UIB
Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca (SFM) is strengthening its regular timetable from Thursday 13th March with new train and metro services during working hours. This increase will improve connections between Palma and Inca and the metro [...]
Mallorca will host a summit on sustainable destinations with the UNWTO in April
Mallorca will host the summit of sustainable destinations "Leading the Transformation", organized by the Mallorca Turisme Foundation in coordination with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), on April 7 and 8 at the Palau de Congressos [...]
The Balearic Islands register the lowest cumulative fatality rate for COVID-19 in the entire State
The Minister of Health and Consum, Patricia Gómez, explained in Parliament that the Balearic Islands registered the lowest cumulative fatality rate in the State in the sixth wave. This indicator, which shows the proportion of [...]
Fira del Fang 2022: the Marratxí party returns after the break due to COVID-19
The Fang de Marratxí 2022 fair is held from March 5 to 12 in the “La Verónica” municipal space after being suspended due to the coronavirus. The program for the 2022 edition includes the participation [...]
COVID-19: the Spanish Association of Pediatrics advises to eliminate the mask in schools
Due to the downward trend of the sixth wave of COVID-19, the Spanish Association of Pediatrics considers it "incoherent" for children to use the mask in schoolyards and advises to stop using them outdoors, but [...]
The EMT Palma reactivates the NitBus this weekend
The EMT Palma reactivates the NitBus network service from Friday, February 18, which had to be suspended in mid-January due to the accumulation of casualties -19 in the workforce. The night service works again on [...]
The Jazz Palma festival is consolidated with the participation of almost 5,000 people
A total of 4,818 people have enjoyed the concerts and activities of the Jazz Palma 2022 festival, organized by the Department of Culture of the Palma City Council and which has been carried out from [...]
The Government goes out to rescue businesses affected by COVID with 2,200 million euros
The Consell de Govern has authorized an aid item of 2,200,000 million euros to promote the modernization of commercial and service companies with special attention to those affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The grants included [...]
The architect Elías Torres and the writer Maria Antònia Oliver, Balearic gold medals 2022
The architect Elías Torres and the writer Maria Antònia Oliver, Balearic gold medals 2022 The Consell de Govern has agreed to award this year two gold medals from the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands: [...]
Habtur warns that 90,000 vacation rental places will disappear due to the tourist law
The Association of Tourist Rental Housing of the Balearic Islands (Habtur) has assured this Monday that the decree amending the Tourism Law will mean the disappearance, "in the medium and long term", of some 90,000 [...]
Goya Awards 2022: Daniel Monzón wins five statuettes with the film “The Laws of the Border”
The Mallorcan filmmaker Daniel Monzón has won five Goya Awards with the film "The Laws of the Border" inspired by the novel that the writer Javier Cercas published in 2011, a story that tells the [...]
The Jazz Palma 2022 festival says goodbye with recitals by Marco Mezquida, Andreu Galmès and Gonzalo del Val
The Jazz Palma festival reaches the final stretch with a weekend full of performances and activities. Marco Mezquida, Andreu Galmès and Gonzalo del Val will close the program for this edition, on stages such as [...]
“Come in and enjoy”: the Government changes its signage to encourage shops and restaurants to live safely
This weekend the Balearic Islands removes the requirement for the COVID certificate, which is why the Government distributes nearly 40,000 stickers among employers to invite everyone to go to shops, restaurants, transport, cultural spaces with [...]
The Government blocks tourist places for four years and demands sustainable and labor measures from hotel companies
The Consell de Govern has today approved a decree law for circularity and sustainability in tourism that will promote the modernization and transformation of the sector, requiring companies to take pioneering measures in environmental sustainability [...]
The 50% increase in hotel reservations for Easter predicts a season superior to that of 2019
The fourth tourism report from the Federació de la Petita i Mitjana Empresa de Mallorca (PIMEM) and the company Processing Smart points to a recovery in the sector and one of the main reasons is [...]
The Balearic Islands put an end to the requirement of the COVID certificate from Saturday
The Balearic Islands put an end next Saturday, February 12, to the requirement of the COVID certificate to access bars, restaurants, nightlife venues, nursing homes, gyms, cinemas, theaters, sporting events and acts with a high [...]
The Sóller Train returns on March 1 after a series of reforms
The Sóller Train, which has had its rail service stopped since December 9 due to renovation and improvement works on its facilities, will resume its activity next Tuesday, March 1. It should be remembered that [...]
Mallorcan writer Maria Antònia Oliver dies at the age of 75
The Majorcan writer and translator Maria Antònia Oliver, awarded the Ramon Llull Prize in 2003 in recognition of her literary career, has died at the age of 75. Born in 1946 in Manacor, Maria Antònia [...]
Meliá estimates to create more than 1,000 jobs in the Balearic Islands for the season
The economic recovery after the break due to COVID-19 encourages Meliá Hotels to create around 1,200 jobs in the Balearic Islands for this season in base and middle management positions. To this end, the company [...]
The reform of the Plaza de España costs more than 3 million euros and will take 16 months
The Governing Board today approved the comprehensive reform project for Plaza de España, which has been budgeted at 3,058,501 euros. The works, which will last approximately 16 months, will replace the 8,100 square meters of [...]
The Government produces and markets sustainable energy for the first time at cost price
The Balearic Government sells the first kW of green public energy to the residents of Santa Eugènia through photovoltaic panels in the Santa Eugènia municipality at cost price, prioritizing vulnerable consumers. Thanks to the shared [...]
The Febrer Negre festival returns with cinema, presentations and murder stories
The Febrer negre festival returns to Palma after being suspended due to COVID-19 in previous years. It will have routes that will cover crime scenes, conferences, meetings with authors of the genre and film noir [...]
Health and the autonomous communities analyze reducing the quarantine period for coronavirus
The Public Health Commission is studying the possibility of further reducing the quarantine and isolation period for positive cases of coronavirus, which is currently seven days, although several communities want it to be lowered to [...]
The Government approves the Royal Decree that eliminates the obligation to wear a mask on the street
The Council of Ministers has today approved the Royal Decree that eliminates the use of masks in outdoor spaces, with the approval of a Royal Decree by which the wording of article 6 of Law [...]
Rafa Nadal’s academy expands with seven semi-covered clay courts
After inaugurating three indoor hard surface courts last December, the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar has now done the same with another seven semi-covered clay courts, which have already begun to be used by the [...]
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