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Menorca organ donors make 219 transplants possible
Menorca marks 25 years of organ donation at Hospital Mateu Orfila on 22 September 2026 after 70 donors enabled 219 transplants across Spain.
News From MallorcaAccessible tourism awards open for Fitur 2027
Fitur opens its accessible tourism awards in Madrid on 22 September 2026, with eligible organisations able to enter four categories until 9 December.
News From MallorcaBiometrics promise faster airport and hotel travel
In Madrid on 22 September, Amadeus chief Luis Maroto says biometrics and digital identity can speed airport and hotel travel while protecting privacy.
News From MallorcaMallorca IBSalut row demands one lawyer for three cases
Palma protesters demand one lawyer and court for three IBSalut medical-record cases on 22 September 2026 after the files were split apart.
News From MallorcaPalma water works bring €1.5m overhaul to Avenida Argentina
Palma, 22 September 2026: Emaya starts a three-month, €1.5m overhaul of water and sewage pipes on Avenida Argentina on Wednesday in Santa Catalina.
News From MallorcaMallorca firms target €138m Innterconecta fund
Palma, 22 September 2026: Mallorca companies can seek about 70% funding from the €138m Innterconecta STEP programme for joint R&D projects.
News From MallorcaPalma at 18.00: Mallorca Researchers’ Night begins
Palma’s Moll Vell hosts Mallorca Researchers’ Night from 18.00 this Friday, with sea, astronomy and ancient Egypt events on Menorca and Eivissa too.
News From MallorcaMallorca hotels join €366,000 staff absence drive
Palma’s hotel observatory discusses €366,000 in grants on 22 September 2026 as FEHM prepares a study of staff absence in hotels, restaurants and nightlife.
News From MallorcaMallorca: Parliament blocks boat pressure plan
Mallorca, 22 September 2026: Parliament blocks a boat-pressure plan for 2027, leaving proposed mooring and jet-ski hire controls without backing.
News From MallorcaMallorca craft takes centre stage at Palma theatre
On 22 September, Palma's Teatre Principal puts Mallorca-made craft on staff uniforms and fills a season-long exhibition with work from five craft groups.
News From MallorcaFormentera: second migrant boat lifts total to 29
Formentera, 22 September: a second small boat raises the number of migrants found to 29. Thirteen are stopped on the PM-820 after 16 at La Mola.
News From MallorcaBalearics power grid jobs: Endesa opens fifth course
On 22 September 2026, Endesa starts its fifth Balearics power-grid course, pairing 2,000 hours of training and workplace placements for jobs.
News From Mallorca€7m drone traffic tests target safer European skies
Enaire closes the €7m SPATIO project in Madrid on 22 September 2026 after drone trials in Spain, Ireland and Romania test safer flight management.
News From MallorcaMallorca prostitution: 80% work behind closed doors
In Mallorca, 80% of people supported by Médicos del Mundo in prostitution work in private spaces, making help harder to reach on 22 September 2026.
News From MallorcaMenorca car cap clears first hurdle for next summer
Menorca's planned car cap clears its first vote in Palma on 22 September, with limits on vehicles arriving on the island aimed for next summer.
News From MallorcaPalma moped stopped after illegal 77cc conversion
Palma police stop a modified moped on Mallorca on 22 September after its defective exhaust draws attention. Four offences bring €1,400 in fines.
News From MallorcaMenorca headbutt: man held over flatmate’s broken nose
Guardia Civil arrest a 33-year-old in Binibeca, Sant Lluís, on Monday 21 after his flatmate reports a headbutt that broke his nose in a Menorca home.
News From MallorcaFarm diesel jumps 48% as Spain’s growers threaten protests
Madrid, 22 September: Spanish growers say farm diesel has risen by up to 48% and demand lasting aid, warning they will protest without action.
News From MallorcaMallorca tourist, 75, hit with umbrella after theft
Two women are arrested after a 75-year-old German tourist recovers his wallet in Peguera, Mallorca, on 18 September and is hit with an umbrella.
News From MallorcaPalma axe threat after loud music row ends in arrest
Palma police arrest a man on 22 September after an alleged axe threat in a loud-music row; the victim says four men entered his building.
News From MallorcaMallorca tourism row: Government rejects cuts to tourism
Palma's parliament clashes on 22 September as the Balearic Government rejects tourism cuts and Més per Menorca warns of pressure on water and homes.
News From MallorcaPalma's 2026 food capital title puts produce first
Palma unveils its 2026 Gastronomic Capital project on 22 September, aiming to put city produce, farmers and chefs in the spotlight and draw food visitors.
News From Mallorca226 unaccompanied minors reach Mallorca as pressure mounts
On 22 September 2026, Mallorca’s council says 226 unaccompanied minors arrived this year and presses Spain to act with Algeria as homes overflow.
Ibiza disco hotel: 6,000m² pool club sparks water row
On 22 September 2026, PSOE presses Sant Antoni, Ibiza, over a planned disco hotel, demanding answers on water use, outdoor events, traffic and parking.
News From MallorcaSant Llorenç flood row puts Mallorca safety in focus
In Palma on 22 September, a Sant Llorenç flood safety row turns into a broader clash over climate policy, diesel cars, hotels and new building.