Environment
Ramon Llull held the secret of long lost Balearic island
"We'd been looking in the wrong place all that time," admitted Dr. Boja.
Property
Balearics is running out of new housing
“We are on the point of this becoming a serious problem.”
Politics
Balearic parliament facing a logjam of business
At present, there are 2,999 motions, proposals and other measures that are waiting to be dealt with.
Health
Flu in Balearics well below national average
Some 96 cases per 100,000 inhabitants have been typical in the Balearics.
Tourist tax
The tourist tax: what we know, what we don’t know
The tourist tax - its cost, its collection, its use, its support. Plus questions that still need answering.
Transport
Travelling by bus? Put your shirt on
The regional government has presented a draft for this new regulation which will also prohibit eating and drinking on buses with the exception of water.
Tourism
All-inclusive is a prime target for tourism ministry
Inspectors are also going to be paying attention to any possible cases of overcrowding, which is expected to be an issue of particular concern because of the very high demand this season.
Tourist tax
Tourist tax approved and will be charged from 1 July
Biel Barceló on the tourist tax: "Now there is great acceptance by society and also parliament, while tourist businesses know that in much of Europe similar taxes apply."
Economy
Employers’ confederation forecasts increased growth in 2016
Carmen Planas added, though, that recovery is still vulnerable and that the economy may well slow in the second half of the year.
Tourist tax
Tourist tax to be approved tomorrow
It is not expected that there will be any further disagreements between the government partners that might delay the approval.
Environment
New law would toughen up environmental controls
Under this law there is to be a streamlining of procedures to allow the creation of nature parks and also a ban on party boats in so-called natural areas.
Politics
PSOE presses the case for a federal state
PSOE has been taking the lead in presenting a solution to territorial problems that is based on a federal state.
Society
UK is the top spot for Balearic emigrants
The number emigrating from the Balearics last year rose by more one thousand.
Tourist tax
Tourist tax will start on 1 July
Another significant aspect of the bill - the use of revenue for social purposes, such as care homes for the elderly - has been knocked back.
Tourist tax
Tourist tax to be approved despite differences
“It won’t be the tax that PSOE and Més had planned but nor will it be the one that Podemos had planned, but the tax will be supported.”
Crime
Guardia arrested 275 Britons between 2012 and 2015
Most of those who had fled British justice were in the Balearics, Canaries or on the east coast of the mainland (Alicante area) and on the south coast, especially on the Costa del Sol.
Booming economy, booming tourism: the week in Majorca
Heartening news on an economic front, some further nonsense about the tourist tax and defence of the bull-run. Some themes of the past week in the Majorca Daily Bulletin.
Tourism
Hoteliers demanding tighter control of private holiday accommodation
The federation has been making proposals to Barceló which go further than current constraints under the 2012 tourism law.
Health
Time off for incapacity is down in the Balearics
The Balearics is now second in terms of having the best results in the management of certificates for time off.
Technology
European delegation finds out about Balearics “Smart Islands” project
The project involves the programme "iCommerce, innovation and closeness" in which 24 Balearic municipalities are participants.