Revenue from Social Security contributions rises 7.7% year-on-year to 40.262 billion euros
Social Security contributions exceeded those obtained a year earlier by 2,893 million euros. The increase in Social Security contribution income compared to the pre-pandemic level is 31.7%. TDB keeps you informed. Follow us...
The government deems the state’s food card programme insufficient and improvised
The Regional Ministry regrets that, in the meeting, it held today with the Ministry, the formula for its implementation was not clarified. TDB keeps you informed. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram The government deems the state's...
The IEB, the Clúster de Cómic de Mallorca and four comic publishers will share a stand in Barcelona
Balearic comics will land at the Comic Fair from 3 to 5 May To promote and give visibility to the comic creation of the Balearic Islands, the Institute of Balearic Studies (IEB) participates this year with the Comic Cluster of Mallorca and the publishers Autsaider,...
Artà, Inca and Ibiza will host the closing galas of the MAP Teatre project for the 2023-2024 academic year, in which more than 900 students have participated
A total of 20 schools in Mallorca, Ibiza and Menorca have taken part in this cultural project. TDB keeps you informed. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram The MAP Teatre project for the 2023-2024 academic year MAP Teatre is a project...
The Consell Insular and Eivissa Town Council detect three possible tourist flats in a joint action
Inspectors from the Office for the Fight against Intrusion and Eivissa Local Police officers inspected eight flats belonging to the same owner. The Eivissa Island Council's Office for the Fight against Intrusion and the new special Intrusion unit of the Eivissa Town...
The Geology Centre of Menorca celebrates its 10th anniversary
From the 2nd of May, the centre opens its doors for the 10th season to bring the geological values of Menorca closer to the public.The new season opens with the temporary exhibition "Invasive species in the Biosphere Reserve of Menorca", which invites you to discover...
The Government facilitates the recovery of internships or research training periods as years of contributions
Unpaid internships must have taken place before 1 January 2024 and, in the case of paid internships, they must have taken place before 1 November 2011. The measure benefits former university, vocational training, higher artistic, professional or sporting education...
INCART celebrates its 18th edition with 7 group exhibitions in various public and private spaces in the city and the music of Tiu
On 3 May a new edition of the contemporary art festival Incart arrives in Inca, with the presence of more than 60 artists. The two central exhibitions present the work of 35 artists at Sa Quartera Centre d'Art and at the exhibition hall of the Cloister of Sant Domingo...
Economic activity in the Balearic Islands remains buoyant in the first quarter of 2024
The Regional Ministry of Economy, Finance and Innovation publishes the first Economic Moment, which will be updated monthly based on the analysis of seven variables. For the first time, the number of affiliated workers exceeded half a million in March, and...
Medio Natural publishes a new issue of the collection ‘Quaderns de Natura’ dedicated to good practices in rural activities for birds of prey
The publication aims to highlight the importance of this species and offer recommendations for making human activities compatible with its presence in the environment. The Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Natural Environment, through the Species...
The Consell de Mallorca will earmark one million euros from the remainders of 2023 to repair the Almadrà road in Alaró
A sum of 100,000 euros has also been earmarked for the repair of two boats for internal use in the Natural Park of sa Dragonera. The Consell de Mallorca's Department of the Environment, Rural Affairs and Sports will allocate one million euros, from the 2023 surplus...
The second of SFM’s five new trains arrives in Mallorca
The first two units are expected to be in service by the end of June. The second of the five new trains purchased by the Government of the Balearic Islands to reinforce the fleet of Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca (SFM) and to continue the need to improve public...
Planned international seats for May reach 11.3 million, 13% more than a year ago
The total number of seats on international flights to Spain for May 2024 has reached 11.3 million, according to data released today by Turespaña. Compared to the same month in 2023, when 10.4 million were offered, the year-on-year increase is 13%. TDB keeps you...
The ‘Cine Sénior’ programme kicks off tomorrow with 420 participating cinemas across Spain
People aged 65 and over will be able to go to the cinema on Tuesdays at a reduced price of 2 euros in the cinemas that have joined the measure promoted by the Ministry of Culture. TDB keeps you informed. Follow us...
20 students graduate from the fifth edition of Inca’s Young Entrepreneurs programme
During the event, the social projects they have been working on during the different sessions were presented.It is an initiative, pioneered at the national level, promoted by the City Council of Inca designed to enhance the personal and professional development of...
The Consell de Mallorca meets with the councillors of Sports and Elderly People to evaluate the programmes of the institution
The 28 municipal representatives contribute with improvements to the programmes that are developed and request an extension, due to the high demand of activity by retired people. TDB keeps you informed. Follow us...
Parliament validates the decree that will coordinate urgent and emergency health care for EU and British citizens temporarily displaced to the Balearic Islands
With the massive arrival of visitors, urgent regulation of these situations, which justifies the extraordinary and urgent need, is required SAMU 061 becomes the health authority The Parliament has today validated Decree 1/2024, which regulates certain aspects of...
Spain once again positions itself as one of the favourite destinations for international tourism in the summer of 2024
Turespaña publishes the Summer Trends Reports for the 25 main markets that send tourists to Spain, with data and analyses that anticipate tourism trends. The Ministry of Industry, through Turespaña, has published the Summer Trends Reports, prepared by the network of...
Preparations ready to cover the 8.4 million journeys expected to take place over the May Day bank holiday weekend
Tomorrow, Tuesday 30 April at 15:00 hours, the special traffic regulations that the Directorate General of Traffic is putting in place for the 1 May long weekend, which will last until midnight on Sunday 5 May, will begin. TDB keeps you informed. Follow us...
The elderly get active with the Consell’s ‘imserso’ sports programme
600 people will be able to enjoy the Sports Stays with overnight stay this 2024 TDB keeps you informed. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram The elderly get active The Consell de Mallorca will reach 600 people with a new sports stay...
The Consell de Mallorca brings together some thirty councillors from the island’s town councils to establish strategic plans for the promotion of economic and commercial activity
Councillor Amate chairs the first session of the Advisory Council of Product and Commerce of Mallorca, which also addressed the generational replacement of the local population The Consell de Mallorca brings together some thirty councillors from the island's town...
The Health Service and the UIB sign two collaboration agreements to train 851 students in internships
The external academic internship agreements include eleven undergraduate and seven postgraduate degrees. The Health Service has signed a collaboration agreement with the University of the Balearic Islands to train a total of 851 students through curricular external...
Inca Town Council is committed to modernising the municipal brigade’s mobile fleet
The Inca Town Council has acquired a truck with a 16-tonne lifting basket and a 1,900 kg excavator that will support all sections of the municipal brigade. In addition, in the coming months, another lorry will arrive with a multi-lift system equipped with different...
Actual hours worked in the last quarter of 2023 up 9.1% from pre-pandemic levels
The increase in effective hours is maintained thanks to the increase in the number of contributors and the number of hours worked by contributors. The Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration has published the statistics on actual hours worked and hours...
The Ministry of Health creates the Observatory against Healthcare Fraud and Corruption
The ministerial order for its constitution has been published and the body will be operational within three months. The Ministry of Health has published the ministerial order establishing the Observatory against Healthcare Fraud and Corruption, a body specifically...
The average pension stands at 1,252.3 euros per month after rising 27% in five years
The average Social Security pension in the system stands at €1,252.3 per month in April, 5% more than a year ago and 27% more than 5 years ago, in April 2019, thanks to successive revaluations since then. TDB keeps you informed. Follow us...
The Consell de Mallorca promotes activities for the elderly at the sociocultural centres
The insular institution increases by 33,3% the amount destined to the initiatives concerning the year 2023 The Consell de Mallorca allocates a total of 40,000 euros to promote different cultural and social activities for the elderly at the Consell's public centres in...
Agriculture, Fisheries and the Environment inject more than 1.5 million euros into the primary sector of the Balearic Islands
942,000 euros of aid from the Rural Development Programme and more than 400,000 euros of aid to alleviate the effects of the Juliette storm on olive and carob trees have been paid out. In recent days, Agriculture, Fisheries and the Environment, through the Balearic...
Payment of the grant for several UIB postgraduate courses on sexual violence is authorised
It is worth 92,000 € and includes coeducation and interdisciplinary intervention in sexual violence and trafficking situations. TDB keeps you informed. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Several UIB postgraduate courses on sexual...
Industry and Tourism certifies 1,000 startups in less than a year
This is a milestone in the history of entrepreneurship that improves the legal security offered to innovative companies. The certification process, a pioneer in Europe, is simple, fast and free of charge. TDB keeps you informed. Follow us...
The Govern pays 95.9 million euros to comply with the Muleta II ruling
The Consell de Govern approves and authorises the non-budgetary payment of almost 100 million euros before the deadline given by the Supreme Court. It has also approved the allocation of 11 million euros from the Contingency Fund for ABAQUA to meet the obligations...
The Palma International Boat Show, scene of the first stage of the Galaxie, a 100% electric sailing school boat
The boat has received a grant to decarbonise the nautical sector from the Directorate General for Energy of the Department of Enterprise, Employment and Energy. TDB keeps you informed. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Palma International Boat Show This...
The IMAS autonomy promotion team celebrates 30 years as a public service of reference
Celebrates three decades with more than 1,500 elderly people enrolled in some of the 75 groups of cognitive stimulation and social skills workshops distributed throughout Mallorca. The IMAS autonomy promotion team celebrates 30 years TDB keeps you informed....
The Consell de Mallorca presents the project to adapt the section of the Son Cabaspre path, in Esporles, of the Ruta de Pedra en Sec (Dry Stone Route)
The repair of this route will provide continuity to the itinerary of the GR-221 route for its full approval as a long-distance footpath. The Consell de Mallorca's Department of the Environment, Rural Affairs and Sports has presented the Son Cabaspre residents'...
Inca celebrates its Local Security Board
During the meeting, the security forces of the capital of Raiguer made a positive balance of the figures of complaints and crimes of the last 6 months. The plenary hall of the City Council of Inca has hosted the first Local Security Board of 2024 to take stock of the...
Balearic Islands recorded the highest employment figure in the first quarter with 541,000 according to the EPA
The number of employed persons is 4.2% higher than in the first quarter of 2023. The Islands have also registered the highest active population in the entire historical series in this first quarter of 2024, at 640,000 people. TDB keeps you informed. Follow us...
The Consell de Mallorca commemorates the 40th anniversary of the island’s flag
The institutional act, that will take place in the square of Sant Marc de Sineu, will remember the agreement of the plenary session of the 2nd of January of 1984 by which the flag of the island was approved. TDB keeps you informed. Follow us...
More than 133,700 students study Spanish around the world through Education Abroad programmes
They are carried out in 47 countries, thanks to the work of more than 10,200 professionals. The programmes managed directly by the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sport reach 32 countries, with more than 42,000 students and almost 1,300 teachers....
Menorca Talayotic joins the Cultural Landscape Alliance presided over by the Consell de Mallorca (Mallorca Council)
The Minister of the Presidency, Antoni Fuster, took part in the technical sessions and chaired the assembly this Thursday and Friday in Calatayud. The World Heritage Alliance of Cultural Landscapes and Related Sites is holding its ordinary assembly, chaired by the...
Expenditure of EUR 4 million authorised for the call for drought aid in 2024
3 million euros are earmarked for aid to livestock farmers for the purchase of feed for productive livestock. There will also be one million euros for inputs invested in the winter and spring sowing campaign for cereals, legumes or fodder crops TDB keeps you...
The Consell de Mallorca will announce two new grants of 500,000 euros to town councils to apply the animal welfare law and to clean municipal roads
Department of Economic Promotion and Local DevelopmentLlorenç Galmés presided over the Assembly of Mayors held this Friday in Lloseta together with the councillor of Economic Promotion and Local Development, Pilar Amate, in which they also gave an account of the...
Equality Celebrates Lesbian Awareness Day
The aim of the institutional event is to raise awareness and sensitise society to the specific needs of this group. The Minister for Equality, Ana Redondo, inaugurates the institutional act on the occasion of Lesbian Visibility Day. The Minister for Equality, Ana...
PortsIB participates in the 40th anniversary of the Palma International Boat Show
With its stand designed for the occasion, the public company belonging to the Regional Ministry of the Sea and Water Cycle offers an interactive experience to visitors of all ages. TDB keeps you informed. Follow us...
President Galmés congratulates the Mallorcan driver Cristina Velasco, who will represent the Balearic Islands in the European Ladies Amateur Championship
Velasco will compete for the first time in this event in Malta next Sunday. TDB keeps you informed. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram President Galmés congratulates the Mallorcan driver Cristina Velasco President Galmés wanted to...
The Government launches a line of aid to promote equality plans in companies and entities
The subsidies, with a budget of 1,000,000 euros, are aimed at implementing measures for equal opportunities between women and men in companies, and to promote and encourage actions throughout the business fabric of the Balearic Islands. TDB keeps you informed....
The Balearic Islands and Corsica advocate joint demands for solutions to the problems of the islands, de minimis and insularity bonus
‘We agreed to work together to make our companies competitive and to ensure that our citizens receive quality public services’, said Minister Lafuente after the key meeting held in the Azores. Taking advantage of the framework of the General Assembly of the CPMR...
The Consell de Mallorca will allocate 831,000 euros to Bunyola and 960,000 euros to Palmanyola this year to carry out municipal investments
Llorenç Galmés continues with the round of contacts with each municipality of Mallorca to know first-hand their needs The president of the Consell de Mallorca, Llorenç Galmés, has continued today with his round of contacts with each municipality on the island,...
The councillor Pilar Amate visits the Alimentaria 2024 fair to show her support for Mallorca’s local produce
The head of Economic Promotion met with the island's companies and producers who are presenting their brands in Barcelona The councillor for Economic Promotion and Local Development, Pilar Amate, visited the Alimentaria&Hostelco trade fair being held in Barcelona...
The Consell de Mallorca doubles the amount allocated to the Lluc Sanctuary for the conservation and digitisation of its historical archive
The amount earmarked by the island institution has risen from 35,000 to 70,000 euros for the upkeep of the more than 10,000 parchments, sheets and documents that recount centuries of its history. TDB keeps you informed. Follow us...
The extraction of the Ses Fontanelles derelict gets closer: a coin from the year 320 confirms that the ses Fontanelles derelict belongs to the Roman period
This morning, the Consell de Mallorca has shown some of the findings of the excavations that have been carried out this April in preparation for the definitive extraction. The extraction of the Ses Fontanelles derelict gets closer TDB keeps you informed. Follow us...
The government earmarks 1.2 million euros for the promotion of social participation and the promotion of the associative fabric, 62% more than in the previous call for applications
This amount will be used to finance the current expenditure of entities that develop social programmes in disability, mental health, dependency or social exclusion, among others. TDB keeps you informed. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram 1.2 million euros...
Inca expands electric vehicle charging points network with pioneering maintenance management infrastructure
Inca City Council is launching a pioneering project in the Balearic Islands to promote a network of electric vehicle charging points for public use. For this reason, the council of the capital of Raiguer has launched a tender for the concession for the installation,...
The Government of the Balearic Islands has dismissed the Director General of Coordination and Transparency
The Ministry of the Presidency and Public Administrations of the Government of the Balearic Islands has today decided to dismiss the Director General of Coordination and Transparency, Jaume Porsell Alemán. TDB keeps you informed. Follow us...
More than 4,000 students from the Balearic Islands have participated in the educational concerts of the “Vive la cultura” programme, which will end tomorrow in Menorca
On Wednesday the 24th, at the Teatre des Born in Ciutadella, the last performance of "Historia del Rock" (History of Rock) will be staged. A total of 4,219 students from different schools on Mallorca, Menorca, Eivissa and Formentera have taken part. TDB keeps you...
The Conselleria de Agricultura, Pesca y Medio Natural, with the support of professional fishermen, will modify the Toro and Malgrats Islands Marine Reserve
A new marine reserve will be created, which will be renamed Ponent de Mallorca. The Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Natural Environment, through the Directorate General of Fisheries, with the support of professional fishermen, has made available to...
The Palma International Boat Show increases the number of participants with 295 exhibitors in its 40th edition, 10% more than the previous year
This year the PIBS will measure the economic impact of the fair and will begin its certification as a sustainable event. The fair, organised by the Regional Ministry of Enterprise, Employment and Energy and BYBA, will take place from 25th to 28th April in Palma's Moll...
Health promotes work commissions to increase humanisation projects that improve the user experience
Son Espases University Hospital hosts the Conference on Humanisation and Excellence in Healthcare Management The Health Service is working on the implementation and consolidation of various humanisation commissions in the different healthcare areas in order to...
The Conselleria d’Educació i Universitats creates 102 new places in the first cycle of Infant Education in three CEIPs
With this measure, the Regional Ministry continues to prioritise the creation of free places for children from 0 to 3 years of age. The Anselm Turmeda and Son Pisà schools in Palma and the Joan Veny i Clar school in Campos will host, for the first time, six classes...
Carmen Ripoll takes office as the island’s Director of Youth Affairs
The new director joins the Department of the Presidency and replaces Alicia Vinaixa Carmen Ripoll has been sworn in as the new island director of Youth, replacing Alicia Vinaixa, following her resignation. Ripoll has been actively involved in citizen participation as...
The Consell de Mallorca organises a whole series of activities to celebrate Sant Jordi’s day
The insular institution has launched different proposals, for all the public and in different municipalities of the island, through the Fundació Mallorca Literària and the Biblioteca de Cultura Artesana de la Misericòrdia. TDB keeps you informed. Follow us...
On the occasion of World Book Day, the Directorate General of Culture is organising a variety of activities in its affiliated centres and, through the “Vive la cultura” (Live Culture) programme, in schools
Can Sales, Ca n'Oleo and the Archaeological Museum of Ibiza and Formentera will host different events. The IEB will focus its activity on Palma's Plaça del Mercat square. TDB keeps you informed. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram...
The General Hospital recovers the stroke and orthogeriatric programmes
The Regional Minister of Health, Manuela García, visited the Convalescence Unit C once the refurbishment work had been completed. On 15 April, the General Hospital recovered the stroke and orthogeriatric programmes for medium and long-stay patients, with the...
The equalisation of leave and leave of absence for non-university teaching staff has been ratified
The labour staff includes religion teachers, specialists, experts from the productive sector and British Council advisors. The Consell de Govern ratifies the agreement between the Conselleria de Educació and the Comité d'Empresa dels professors de religió (Religion...
Payment of 9 M € from the 0.7% personal income tax and corporate tax to projects in 2025 and 2026 authorised
It will be charged to the taxes corresponding to 2024 and 2025. They are destined to be entities that are in charge of programmes of general interest. TDB keeps you informed. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Payment of 9 M € from the 0.7% personal income...
The Balearic Youth Institute increases the funding for the Art Jove 2024 Cultural Programme by 30%
75,000 euros will be distributed in prizes for young creators from the Balearic Islands The Regional Ministry of Families and Social Affairs, through the Balearic Youth Institute (IBJOVE), has once again announced the Art Jove Cultural Programme for young artists born...
Government delegations to have purple dots
The Minister for Equality, Ana Redondo; the Government Delegate against Gender Violence, Carmen Martínez, and the Secretary-General for Territorial Coordination, Miryam Álvarez, have met with the Coordination Units against Violence against Women and Violence against...
Spain, Italy, Greece, Cyprus and Malta call on EU to step up cooperation with countries of origin and transit of migrants
The interior and migration ministers of Spain, Italy, Greece, Cyprus and Malta have urged the European Commission to strengthen the prevention of irregular flows and the fight against human trafficking by promoting "new partnerships with the main countries of origin...
30 million investment in new train and metro security and control systems authorised
SFM implements a state-of-the-art security system, a reference in Europe The investment is added to other measures underway to increase frequencies. The Consell de Govern has granted prior authorisation to Servicios Ferroviarios de Mallorca (SFM) to process the...
The University of the Balearic Islands to offer official undergraduate studies in Pharmacy
The Consell de Govern authorises the start of Pharmacy studies at the UIB from next academic year onwards TDB keeps you informed. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Studies in Pharmacy In the period 2016-23, 200 students from the islands requested the...
The Govern organises a tax conference to debate and clarify doubts about the Tax Regime regulation
Nearly 300 people have already confirmed their attendance at the event, which will take place on Thursday 25th in the afternoon at the Son Lledó assembly hall on the UIB campus. The President, Marga Prohens, will close the conference, which will feature speakers who...
The Consell de Mallorca screens Agustí Villaronga’s unpublished film at the Sala Augusta this Monday
The island institution pays tribute to the Mallorcan filmmaker on his birthday and organises a colloquium with people who participated in the filming of the movie The Consell de Mallorca is paying tribute to Agustí Villaronga with a screening of his unreleased film...
The TIB bus network adds more service with the start of five new lines on the Llevant coast and in the north of Mallorca
The coastal area of the municipalities of Son Servera, Sant Llorenç, Manacor, Felanitx, Santanyí, Alcúdia and Pollença will be better connected. In the next few days the TIB intercity bus network will incorporate the entry into service of five new lines, which will...