The President of the Balearic Islands, Margalida Prohens, has presented a series of housing and policy proposals to the Spanish Government during the XXVIII Presidents’ Conference, held this Friday at the Palau de Pedralbes in Barcelona. Housing was the first item on the agenda of the summit, where Prohens stressed the urgent need for support in providing housing for public sector employees and offering incentives to bring vacant homes onto the rental market.
Prohens emphasised that the Balearic Government is already implementing a range of measures to increase access to affordable housing for residents. In this context, she proposed that the national government strengthen financial support within the framework of the State Housing Plan, particularly by expanding credit lines for programs like “Lloguer Segur”—already in operation in the Balearic Islands—to encourage owners to rent out empty homes.
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Prohens Urges Spanish Government to Support Housing for Public Employees and Incentivise Vacant Property Rentals at President’s Conference
She also called on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to urgently unlock the long-stalled anti-squatting legislation in Congress, enabling authorities to evict illegal occupants within 24 hours. Furthermore, Prohens requested the transfer of resources to regional governments to provide compensation to landlords unable to evict vulnerable families.
Another key proposal included the establishment of direct aid lines and the transfer of state-owned public land to regional governments for the construction of affordable rental housing exclusively for public employees. “One of the main consequences of the high housing prices in the Balearic Islands is the inability to fill public sector positions,” Prohens stated.
The President also insisted on the need to update the residence allowance for State civil servants stationed in the Balearics, to ensure fair compensation for insularity. She noted that the islands currently have 750 vacancies in the National Police and Civil Guard forces.
Regarding migration, Prohens demanded a drastic change in border protection policy and rejected the relocation of unaccompanied migrant minors from other regions to the Balearic Islands. “Even the Ministry of Youth and Children has acknowledged that we are already accommodating far beyond our capacity,” she said.
In addition, Prohens reiterated the need to reform the regional financing system and to approve a royal decree law that would authorize the payment of outstanding advance payments owed to the Autonomous Communities under the financing system.
On education, she demanded co-financing for early childhood education (ages 0–3) and increased funding for public universities. She also urged the government to reinstate both the railway and road infrastructure agreements, pointing out that the Balearics receive no direct investment in rail or road projects from the State.
Finally, Prohens concluded by calling on the Prime Minister to call early general elections, stating that the current situation represents a period of instability and undermining of the country’s key institutions.