He explained that there will be new ordinance with tougher penalties for anti-social behaviour - fines up to 3,000 euros.
"The town hall is going to be inflexible." There will be "no turning back" with new policies of zero tolerance of behaviour of the kind that is too common - vandalism, street drinking, fights. "The same things we demand of our citizens, we demand of our visitors."
However, he admitted that the new bylaw he envisages must go through a series of procedures that will make it difficult for it to be approved in time for the tourism season. This said, he insisted that police reinforcements should not suffer a similar delay. There will be increased surveillance this summer. "This is a matter of political will. No one deserves to have to put up with this type of behaviour every year."
In this regard, the mayor said that the town hall has authorised an increase in local police numbers and that there is to be a meeting with the Spanish government's delegation in the Balearics with regard to bringing in "significant National Police reinforcements".
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It is a peculiarity of Spanish culture that the myth persists that the threat of huge fines acts as a deterrent. Especially in circumstances such as this, where arriving tourists have no idea that such a fine (whether zero or a million Euros) exists. Police presence is the only realistic deterrent, and let's face it, that ain't happening any time soon.
Zoltan TeglasGive it a rest, won’t you. And maybe grow up. They’ve only been in power since August. Or did you expect them to solve everything in 6 months that the PSOE couldn’t in 8 years ? And half of that has been wasted trying to find out what actually happened with the fake face masks. Meanwhile, back in Madrid…………..
If that picture is mean't to show German youth anti-social behaviour then the MDB needs to visit ANY UK city on a Saturday night!
With so few Police nothing will happen, it never does.
We've heard it all before. And how is the cleaning up of Palma going? Seeing as the PP were going on and on about it when the previous lot were in charge, they're certainly taking their time in getting started. As usual they're not to be trusted.