News of the day 24 September 2015
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Property
Spectacular growth in Balearic property sales
The sale of homes in the Balearics during the second quarter rose by a whopping 30.1% compared with sales from April to June 2014.
Finance
Balearic government claims 240 million euros of unpaid road-building investment
Montoro acknowledged that the Balearics have suffered from an underfunding that the system of regional financing has failed to correct.
Religion
Fray Junipero: the new Majorcan saint
He defended their dignity, “protecting them from many who had abused them,” the Pope said of the new saint.
Politics
Catalonia: Stick with Spain, says minister, as does Julio Iglesias
Pro-independence politicians, the singer said, should "understand a little more that they can reach a much better agreement with the national government".
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“The minister of tourism will mount a major defence of the tourist tax...”
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