Formentor fines overwhelming small car-hire firms
Firms have to send driver information to the traffic directorate.
"Physiological evacuation" at Can Picafort beach will be fined
Santa Margalida town hall has introduced new ordinance for the "correct" use of beaches.
Illegal house parties now banned in the Balearics
Police will be trawling social media to try and prevent the parties from taking place.
Some good news for British travellers to the Balearics
Spanish Covid travel rules due to change on May 15
Palma Fines amounting to 4 million euros still outstanding
Fines for breaching urban regulations, working without a licence or not passing a technical buildings inspection came to 512,000.
Police in Palma.
Police in Palma.
Palma crackdown on teen boozing in the streets
Sharp rise in incidents over the past three years.
Don't get shirty in Mallorca
Only six alcoholic drinks per day in some resort hotels.
New traffic laws this week.
New traffic laws this week.
New traffic laws from next week in the Balearics
Zero-tolerance booze for drivers of all vehicles under 18
100,000 euros of fines for Mallorca tourist establishments
Tourism responsibilities were transferred to the Council of Mallorca at the start of the year.
Balearic government will refund state of alarm fines
Relates to a Supreme Court ruling that annulled government decrees.
Constitutional challenge to state of alarm fines
It is being argued that the state of alarm was an incorrect legal framework.
State of alarm breaches - just 11% ended up with fines
There were some 24,000 proposed sanctions in all.
Keep your shirt on when away from the beaches.
Keep your shirt on when away from the beaches.
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Comment
Don't pee in the sea
Not all regulations for beaches and elsewhere are daft.
Andrew Ede23/06/2022 12:58