Civil Protection Volunteers Honoured During Diada Event in Algaida
Civil Protection volunteers have been honoured during the Balearic Islands Civil Protection Diada, held this Saturday in the town of Algaida. The event brought together nearly 250 volunteers from Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza and was attended by regional president Marga...
EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis to visit the Balearic Islands to assess the local fishing sector
The European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, Costas Kadis, will visit the Balearic Islands on 5 and 6 February 2026 to gain first-hand insight into the local fishing sector and to discuss the challenges of sustainable fisheries management in island territories....
SFM continues its lecture series at the Términus building with a talk on the impact of railways on Mallorcan society
Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca (SFM) will continue its lecture series at the Términus building on Wednesday, 28 January, with a talk entitled “Traditional Society and the Railway: the Mallorcan Case”, delivered by historian and researcher Miguel Deyá. The lecture...
Registration opens for the 2026 free Bachillerato examination in the Balearic Islands
The Balearic Islands Ministry of Education and Universities, through the Directorate-General for Vocational Training and Educational Planning, will open registration on Monday, 26 January, for the 2026 free Bachillerato examination. The registration period will run...
Public consultation opens for the decree implementing the Industrial Estates Law in the Balearic Islands
The Balearic Islands Ministry for Enterprise, Self-Employed Workers and Energy, through its Directorate-General for Industry and Industrial Estates, has opened the public consultation and hearing process for the draft decree implementing Law 5/2025 on the management...
ABAQUA tenders €3.1 million project to upgrade sludge treatment at wastewater plants across the Balearic Islands
The Balearic Water and Environmental Quality Agency (ABAQUA) has launched a tender for the supply and installation of sludge pre-treatment and treatment systems at several wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) across the Balearic Islands. The contract, split into 10...
Mallorca’s Tourism Minister strengthens dialogue with key stakeholders to shape the island’s tourism model
The Mallorca Island Council’s Minister for Tourism, Guillem Ginard, will continue holding meetings with the main tourism stakeholders in the coming weeks, reaffirming his commitment to a strategy built on dialogue, cooperation and consensus. Following the...
Mallorca Island Council promotes sports tourism at FITUR with an annual economic impact exceeding €7.3 million
The Consell de Mallorca has showcased at FITUR the findings of the report “Economic and Social Impact of Physical Activity and Sport in the Mid and Low Seasons”, which estimates that the institution’s sports programmes generate more than €7.3 million per year for the...
Balearic Government meets with major airlines at FITUR to strengthen air connectivity across the islands
The Government of the Balearic Islands has held a series of meetings at FITUR with the main airlines operating in the archipelago, aiming to assess air connectivity needs, promote sustainable aviation and address the specific challenges of an island territory. The...
Manacor Hospital to lift contingency plan in gynaecology emergency services after staffing reinforcement
The Hospital de Manacor will deactivate its contingency plan for the Gynaecology Service next week, following the implementation of an additional medical reinforcement from 3:00 pm onwards, complementing the on-call gynaecologist. This step will allow the hospital to...
IEB opens the artistic call for Fira B! 2026, the Balearic Islands’ professional market for music and performing arts
The Institut d’Estudis Baleàrics (IEB) has officially opened the call for artistic proposals for Fira B! 2026, the professional market for music and performing arts in the Balearic Islands, which will hold its 11th edition in Palma across two major events later this...
Emergency Services provide Esporles with full technical data to assess rockfall risk
The Directorate General for Emergencies and Interior of the Balearic Islands Government has decided to keep the PLATERBAL Emergency Plan activated at level 0 in order to supply the municipality of Esporles with all the technical information required to assess the risk...