News of the day 2 October 2015
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Pollensa to appeal Ternelles decision
The Balearic High Court had indicated that there could be no further appeal.
Employment
Balearic unemployment went up in September
Across Spain as a whole, unemployment was up in September by 0.64%, giving a total unemployed figure of 4,094,042.
Property
Balearics is the most popular for foreign home buying
According to the Spanish Association of Property Registrars, 12.5% of all home buying over the first half of 2015 was that of foreign purchasers.
Business
Top British financial services company expands into Majorca
St. James’s Place is expanding into Majorca and will be holding a series of presentations on the island next week.
Politics
Spain’s general election set for 20 December
Podemos, which wants to loosen the grip of austerity introduced by Rajoy’s government, is running in third place.
News / Comment
Edition of 2 October 2015
Comment
Record season
“The number of German tourists visiting Majorca fell by 10 per cent.”
Jason Moore