Flu vaccination campaign reaches 351 schools across the Balearic Islands
Around 27,000 children aged three to five are eligible for the school-based programme, which also offers voluntary vaccination to school staff. A flu vaccination programme for young children is taking place across the Balearic Islands, with 351 schools scheduled to...
Balearic Islands Digital Health Conference brings together 240 healthcare professionals
Artificial intelligence, real-time patient data and digital laboratory systems were among the key subjects discussed at the second conference held at Son Llàtzer University Hospital. The Second Digital Health Conference of the Balearic Islands brought together 240...
Mallorca calls for a Sahrawi self-determination referendum at the United Nations
Guillermo Sánchez, Mallorca's Councillor for Social Welfare and President of the Institut Mallorquí d'Afers Socials (IMAS), has addressed the United Nations Special Political and Decolonization Committee in New York, calling for a referendum that would allow the...
Mallorca approves committee to examine return of Costitx bronze bull heads and grants protected status to Beata festivities
The Plenary Council of the Consell de Mallorca unanimously approved two cultural heritage measures on 8 October 2026: the creation of a committee to coordinate the possible transfer of the Costitx bull heads from Spain's National Archaeological Museum (MAN) to the...
Spain’s Supreme Court overturns university decree following Balearic Islands appeal
The court rules that the urgent approval procedure for Royal Decree 905/2025 was insufficiently justified and that a required public consultation was omitted. Spain's Supreme Court has annulled Royal Decree 905/2025 of 7 October, which amended national regulations...
Four industrial units in Felanitx, Mallorca, go to auction with a starting price of €300,773.63
Self-employed industrial operators and small and medium-sized businesses can submit bids from 9 October until 6 November. Four modular industrial units in the Son Colom industrial estate in Felanitx, Mallorca, are being offered at auction, each with a starting price...
Son Espases Hospital to recruit 93 nurses on interim and long-term contracts
Son Espases University Hospital is preparing to appoint 93 nurses to its hospital services in the coming days. The positions will be offered through interim or long-term contracts, with all vacancies designated for general nursing staff. A public recruitment call has...
Balearic Islands mark World Mental Health Day with public events and personal stories
The “How Are You?” campaign features seven video podcast guests, a discussion with Elsa Punset on 9 October and family activities in Palma The Balearic Islands are marking World Mental Health Day on 10 October with a programme of events focused on emotional...
Mallorca Council President meets new Son Santjoan Air Base Commander Miguel Ángel Arranz
The President of the Consell de Mallorca, Llorenç Galmés, has held an official meeting with Colonel Miguel Ángel Arranz, who recently took command of Son Santjoan Air Base and the Palma Air Sector in the Balearic Islands. Arranz assumed his new posts two weeks ago,...
Son Pardo Racecourse to host 16 horses for Mallorca’s 2026 Gran Premio del Criador on 12 October
The 2026 Gran Premio del Criador will take place at Son Pardo Racecourse on Monday, 12 October, bringing together 16 nationally bred four-year-old horses for a 2,650-metre trotting race with an autostart. Organised by the Instituto del Deporte Hípico de Mallorca...
Balearic Islands agree on ten Sunday and public holiday shopping dates for 2027
The Balearic Islands have unanimously agreed on the ten Sundays and public holidays when commercial premises will be authorised to open in 2027. The decision was reached by the Inter-Island Trade Commission, with local councils also being given the option to replace...
Marratxí and Mallorca Council discuss local tourism needs and the municipality’s ceramic heritage
Tourism management, local priorities and the cultural heritage of Marratxí were among the subjects discussed during a meeting between municipal representatives and the Tourism Department of the Consell de Mallorca (Mallorca Council). The meeting brought together...