ABAQUA tenders €3.1 million project to upgrade sludge treatment at wastewater plants across the Balearic Islands

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...
Civil Protection Volunteers Honoured During Diada Event in Algaida

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

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

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

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

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...
Emergency Services provide Esporles with full technical data to assess rockfall risk

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...
Mallorca’s Tourism Minister strengthens dialogue with key stakeholders to shape the island’s tourism model

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

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

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

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

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...
Flu cases slightly decrease in the Balearic Islands, while respiratory infections and bronchiolitis rise

Flu cases slightly decrease in the Balearic Islands, while respiratory infections and bronchiolitis rise

Flu cases in the Balearic Islands have shown a slight decline during the third week of the year, although acute respiratory infections continue to rise, particularly among people over 60 years old and children aged 2 to 5. According to data reviewed by the Comité...
Palma International Boat Show strengthens its commitment to sustainability and economic impact in the Balearic Islands

Palma International Boat Show strengthens its commitment to sustainability and economic impact in the Balearic Islands

The Palma International Boat Show (PIBS) will further establish itself as one of the leading sustainable nautical events in the Mediterranean, aiming to reduce environmental impact while generating social and economic value for the Balearic Islands. The event will...
Balearic Islands and the Dominican Republic strengthen their strategic alliance at FITUR 2026 to boost tourism knowledge exchange

Balearic Islands and the Dominican Republic strengthen their strategic alliance at FITUR 2026 to boost tourism knowledge exchange

The Balearic Islands and the Dominican Republic have strengthened their strategic tourism partnership through the signing of a framework agreement at FITUR 2026, aiming to lead tourism knowledge exchange, excellence in training, and technology transfer. The agreement...
Mallorca Island Council promotes the “Mallorca Trot Experience” at FITUR as a unique cultural tourism attraction

Mallorca Island Council promotes the “Mallorca Trot Experience” at FITUR as a unique cultural tourism attraction

The Consell de Mallorca has presented the “Mallorca Trot Experience” at FITUR, showcasing Mallorca’s traditional trotting culture as a distinctive tourism product rooted in local heritage. The initiative, promoted by the Instituto del Deporte Hípico de Mallorca, aims...
Applications open today for the second training placement period in companies for VET teachers

Applications open today for the second training placement period in companies for VET teachers

The application deadline is February 15, 2026 The Conselleria de Educación y Universidades has opened today the application period for the second round of company-based training placements for Vocational Education and Training (VET) teachers during the 2025–2026...
Balearic Islands Waste Commission strengthens institutional coordination to improve sustainable waste management

Balearic Islands Waste Commission strengthens institutional coordination to improve sustainable waste management

The Balearic Islands Waste Commission has held a new ordinary meeting aimed at strengthening coordination between public administrations and advancing towards a more efficient and sustainable waste management system, in line with European environmental targets. The...
Prohens reinforces in FITUR the new tourism model for the Balearic Islands: sustainability, innovation and seasonality control

Prohens reinforces in FITUR the new tourism model for the Balearic Islands: sustainability, innovation and seasonality control

The President of the Balearic Government, Margalida Prohens, has confirmed at FITUR the consolidation of a new tourism model for the Illes Balears, focused on controlling visitor flows, social and economic sustainability, innovation, and real seasonality...
Mallorca Island Council cancels the launch of “Moda Artesana de Mallorca” in Madrid due to official mourning

Mallorca Island Council cancels the launch of “Moda Artesana de Mallorca” in Madrid due to official mourning

The Consell de Mallorca has announced the cancellation of the official presentation of the “Moda Artesana de Mallorca” brand, which was scheduled to take place on Thursday, 22 January, at Cines Callao in Madrid. The decision has been taken as a sign of mourning and...