Palma Town Hall has known for some weeks that the city had failed to make the final shortlist to be Spain's European Capital of Culture in 2031, and it is now clear why the bid was a failure.

The European Commission's evaluation committee has published its report. This is critical of a Palma bid for which the cultural and artistic programme was

On Tuesday, the Spanish Government approved the 2026-2030 Housing Plan, under which it will provide €100.5 million of a €168 million package for the Balearics. The Balearic Government will have to contribute the rest, this being the first time that regional governments have been required to make contributions of 40%.

One of the key measures in the plan...

Real Mallorca 1 - Valencia 1

Real Mallorca and Valencia remain entrenched in the La Liga relegation battle after the pair played out a 1-1 draw, a result which ended Mallorca’s three-match-winning run in Son Moix in front of a 20,103 crowd – a great turnout for a Tuesday night game.

Mallorca were quicker out of the blocks and we...

The Balearic Government has exceeded 4,400 captures of invasive snakes in Ibiza and Formentera during the 2025 campaign and has reinforced the control measures with additional staff, more traps and new conservation measures to protect the Pitiusan lizard (Podarcis pityusensis) from one of the main environmental threats currently affecting the islands, accordi...

Spanish airlines have increased seat capacity for the April-October peak travel season by 6%, banking on strong tourist interest in the Mediterranean country despite wider concerns over the potential ‌impact on travel plans from ​a fuel supply ‌crunch linked to the Iran ‌war.

The rise in capacity to almost 260 million seats is in ​line...