European delegation finds out about Balearics “Smart Islands” project

The minister, Iago Negueruela, said at the gathering that the government is committed to an improvement of the general economic model through actions designed to lengthen the tourism season and therefore the number of tourists. This will be achieved through a diversification of the tourism product and improved transport connectivity, though the government is also looking at wider economic diversification in order to lessen the dependence on tourism.

The delegation of four has spent two days in Majorca getting to know about specific projects, and the trip was organised by the Chamber of Commerce. The ultimate objective of this EU committee is to gather examples of success in Europe's island territories and so develop best practices that can be adopted elsewhere. The committee is going to six island territories this year: Majorca is one, while another, for example, is the Isle of Wight.