Health
Balearics has lowest rate of obesity
The rate of obesity in the Balearics is under half that of some Spanish regions.
Beaches
Row breaks out over loss of Blue Flags
As three of the lost flags are in Palma, there has been a call for the censure of the Emaya services agency, the councillor Neus Truyol.
Transport
Ministry denies limits will be imposed on residents’ flight discounts
The ministry adds that it would not raise proposals of this kind when it is acting in caretaker fashion.
Society
Almost 60% of foreign residents speak Catalan
The Balearics is the region in which there is the highest percentage of people who say they understand Catalan.
Tourism
British visitors boost tourist spending in the Balearics
In March alone, the total spend by foreign tourists rose by 39% over March last year, giving a figure of 380 million euros.
Beaches
Balearics loses 12 Blue Flags this year
Gone are three in Palma as well as Camp de Mar in Andratx.
Employment
Employment returning to pre-recession levels
Proof of this lies with the fact that the earlier tourism season has increased the number of employees who have "fijo discontinuo" contracts on the employment register.
Nautical
Twenty per cent surge in demand for moorings in the Balearics
Booking a berth for July and August is more or less impossible in the Balearics and that is leading to the lengthening of the nautical season.
Environment
The season of increased fire risk is about to start
With the tourism season officially starting on 1 May, so also does the season for increased fire risk.
Tax
Finance ministry has found over 20,000 undeclared Balearic properties
The type of fraud varies. Almost 30% are new buildings.
Property
Over 35% of home purchases in 2015 were by foreigners
By country market, 34% were German and just over 22% were British purchasers.
Fishing
Approval for fishing tourism in the Balearics given
The new source of revenue for fishermen is expected to mean an improvement to their working conditions.
Animal welfare
Parliament takes first step towards bullfighting ban
The parliamentary procedure can now move forward to ultimate approval.
Transport
Limit to the number of hire cars being proposed
The party argues that traffic congestion has been mainly caused by the number of hire cars.
Employment
Union warning of “chaos” over baggage handlers’ working conditions
UGT says that most of the 2,600 workers who are employed by handling services at Balearic airports have "totally casual" employment contracts.
Legislation
War graves act should also cover priests and nuns
The PP initiative is a recognition of how things differed between the islands. Those killed in Minorca were principally Nationalists and/or from the church.
Tourism
Barceló rejects wholesale liberalisation of holiday rentals
The government concludes that the National Competition Commission is proposing an unacceptable interference in Balearic self-government.
Tourist tax
Tour operators unclear about the tourist tax
Thomas Cook: The tax is "something you probably weren't expecting to pay" and "is sorry the government has decided to bring this in so quickly".
Society
Campaign launched against trafficking of women and girls
The campaign highlights the issue of slavery in the twenty-first century which particularly affects women and girls.
Tourist tax
Call for tourist tax delay for unregulated apartments
There is an inconsistency if there is a demand for tourist tax payment when properties themselves are not regulated by law.