Refugees
Spain receives first group of refugees
Four women and eight men, were received on Sunday evening by the Secretary of State for Security.
Real Mallorca
Mallorca's goal drought continues
Real Mallorca followed up their 0-0 draw against Leganes last Sunday with another goalless game this time against Zaragoza on Saturday night.
Tourism
Cruise shipping in the Balearics has risen by 16%
1.41 million passengers came into the five Balearic ports onboard 605 ships, which themselves represented an increase of over 13%.
Tourism
British Ambassador thanks holiday industry for promoting ‘safe behaviour’ among young Brits
The UK travel industry’s #TakeYourPic campaign, aimed at 15 to 30 year olds, encouraged young visitors to Magalluf and San Antonio to choose between a #holidaywin and a #holidayfail.
Real Mallorca
Ten-man Mallorca survive at Leganés
Real Mallorca and Leganes played out an instantly forgettable and drab 0-0 draw at the Butarque stadium in Madrid on Sunday night.
Animal rights
EU puts an end to bullfighting subsidies in animal rights victory
MEPs approved an amendment that EU money “should not be used for the financing of lethal bullfighting activities”.
Business
Balearics the national leader for hotel investment
The report indicates that total hotel investment in Spain in 2014 was valued at 1,100 million euros.
Tourism
Business tourism up 9%; worth nearly €4.4 billion
Spain received a total of 4.31 million business tourists last year or 6.6% of the total, representing a 6% increase over 2013.
Education
Spanish schools have introduced chess class to boost maths learning
“It really increases your mental capacity. I have improved a lot,” said Alvaro, at a chess group in his school north of Madrid.
Banking
CaixaBank Q3 profit up 26 per cent to 288 million euros
The profit fell short of an average forecast of 307 million.
Terrorism
Death knell sounds for ETA four years after end of Spain violence
“Outside of jails, there is no more ETA.”
Real Mallorca
Mallorca come back from two down to draw
Mallorca would have deserved all three points.
Welfare
Balearic poverty risk falls more than elsewhere in Spain
The rate was 23.8% in 2014, which is the lowest for five years.
Society
Divorce rate in the Balearics higher than the national average
In the whole of Spain, demands for divorce grew by 2.3% compared with 2014.
Economy
Spanish budget may break EU guidelines
Spain has left behind recession and is now growing at one of the fastest rates in the euro zone, according to official figures.
Economy
Economic recovery helps mainland tourism to Balearics
Soria describes the summer’s tourism as having been “extraordinary” with “millions of consumers”.
European Union
Cameron’s EU referendum unsettles some British expatriates in the Spanish sun
"What would happen to a lot of people like myself who haven’t got a home in England?"
Real Mallorca
Onwards and upwards as Mallorca win 1-0
Real Mallorca hauled themselves off the bottom of the Spanish second division with a well-earned 1-0 win.
Spain
Armengol attends Spain National Day event
Catalan and Basque leaders failed to attend the big event in Madrid.
Tourism
Britons behind best summer for a decade
“Our message to all of the parties battling to win the general election is that the tourist industry needs stability to continue growing.”
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- British tourists will be “tracked” while on holiday in Mallorca
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"