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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.
Travel
Balearic government arguing the case for UK air corridor
The Balearic government is alarmed by the "serious damage" because of the quarantine.
Coronavirus
Government defends Majorca street closures on health grounds
"We are not in a negotiation situation when there is a matter of public health."
The MDB debate
Was the Balearic government right to close the party streets in Magalluf and the Playa de Palma?
Do you agree with the new decision made by the Balearic Government?
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Face masks
“We are winning the battle against the coronavirus in the Balearics but the war is far from over...”
BREAKING NEWS
Masks could be compulsory in the Balearics from this weekend
From this weekend it will become law to wear masks.
Employment
Muted response in the Balearics to ERTE extension
The Spanish government has left the door open to ERTE negotiations to cover the final quarter of the year.
Finance
Government not putting a figure to state rescue fund
The government doesn't seem to know how much the Balearics will be receiving from the rescue funds for regions.
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You are very welcome
“Remember that these 10,000 tourists could have gone elsewhere, they elected to come here..”
Is the Balearic Government right to allow German tourists back before the end of the State of Alarm?
The Blog
Forget the crisis, it's the politics
How well do you think the opposition both to the Spanish government and the Balearic government has been managing the crisis?
Tourism
Balearics targets 3,000 tourists next month
The government is midway drawing up a special Balearic tourism pilot scheme aimed at the domestic and international tourist markets.
Planning
Government parties reach agreement on rustic land building decree
It was evident that PSOE had clashed with Més and Podemos over the content of the decree.
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Price is king more than ever
If the Balearics wants inter-island flights from next week, we need a price check.
- Greece and Portugal cash in as Spain says adios to Golden visa
- Tax cuts in the Balearics but the government is still rolling in tax revenue
- Pollensa planning for "visual harmony" but the Mercadona supermarket could still go ahead
- The Mallorca James Bond mission
- Calvia home to the most expensive properties in Spain
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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.
Andrew Ede14/08/2020 02:52