Balearic Politicians to account for every penny spent
The Balearic Parliament Regulations do not include a sanctioning system for non-compliance by Deputies who don't attend plenary sessions
Is the Balearic Government right to bring in a 22.00 curfew?
Balearic president condemns the deaths of "too many women"
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women was marked by a minute's silence.
President Francina Armengol of the Balearics
President Armengol highlighted aid for the self-employed.
Balearic government economic measures have been "appropriate"
President Armengol defended the economic response to the pandemic in parliament on Tuesday.
Economy
Mallorca's debt mountain
The Government has estimated that it will borrow 1,207 million euros to pay off debts in the coming years.
Tourism
Balearic government contemplated high summer "hibernation"
The tourism sector refused to accept the possibility of "hibernation".
Politics
Public opinion critical of the management of the pandemic
The Balearic and the Spanish governments are not getting strong public opinion support.
Magalluf
Magalluf businesses accuse mayor of "lying compulsively"
The coronavirus pandemic "has suited the Balearic government, so that it can destroy Magalluf".
Politics
Vox accuse Armengol of "vomit-inducing" management
President Armengol last week described a Vox speech as "vomit-inducing".
Politics
Opposition demanding Balearic government "effective measures"
"Effective measures" needed to combat the "dramatic health, economic and social situation".
The Week in Tourism
No could about it, minister
On Tuesday, the Balearic tourism minister, Iago Negueruela, came to the conclusion that this summer’s foreign sun and beach tourism could well be over. Could, minister?
Politics
PP attacks Balearic government's "decorative" coronavirus policy
Biel Company has criticised the government's health and tourism management.
Viewpoint
Majorca gambled away the season
The Balearic government and tourism authorities need to hold their hands up and admit that they played it all wrong.
Should the Balearic Government have paid more attention to the British tourist market?
Viewpoint
Smoke and mirrors
I suspect that we are about to be presented with yet more assertions to do with misleading information - that conjured up by governments to hide the truths of Covid.
Viewpoint
Economy
“Unfortunately, Majorca is learning that you can't put all your eggs in one basket”
Travel
Balearic and Spanish governments together in seeking UK quarantine reversal
The UK government's "constant improvisation" has come in for criticism.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Spanish pensioners stuck at Palma Airport for fourteen hours
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Palma Airport passport control "collapse" put down to unscheduled flights
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"
Comment
Back to square one
In today's Blog: "Not everywhere is the same, of course not, but the Balearics can be considered in a somewhat similar way to the Canaries."
Andrew Ede14/01/2021 09:36