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22 September 2026

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.

Accessible tourism awards open for Fitur 2027News From Mallorca
22 September 2026

Accessible 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.

Biometrics promise faster airport and hotel travelNews From Mallorca
22 September 2026

Biometrics 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.

Mallorca IBSalut row demands one lawyer for three casesNews From Mallorca
22 September 2026

Mallorca 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.

Palma water works bring €1.5m overhaul to Avenida ArgentinaNews From Mallorca
22 September 2026

Palma 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.

Mallorca firms target €138m Innterconecta fundNews From Mallorca
22 September 2026

Mallorca 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.

Palma at 18.00: Mallorca Researchers’ Night beginsNews From Mallorca
22 September 2026

Palma 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.

Mallorca hotels join €366,000 staff absence driveNews From Mallorca
22 September 2026

Mallorca 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.

Mallorca: Parliament blocks boat pressure planNews From Mallorca
22 September 2026

Mallorca: 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.

Mallorca craft takes centre stage at Palma theatreNews From Mallorca
22 September 2026

Mallorca 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.

Formentera: second migrant boat lifts total to 29News From Mallorca
22 September 2026

Formentera: 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.

Balearics power grid jobs: Endesa opens fifth courseNews From Mallorca
22 September 2026

Balearics 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.

€7m drone traffic tests target safer European skiesNews From Mallorca
22 September 2026

€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.

Mallorca prostitution: 80% work behind closed doorsNews From Mallorca
22 September 2026

Mallorca 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.

Menorca car cap clears first hurdle for next summerNews From Mallorca
22 September 2026

Menorca 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.

Palma moped stopped after illegal 77cc conversionNews From Mallorca
22 September 2026

Palma 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.

Menorca headbutt: man held over flatmate’s broken noseNews From Mallorca
22 September 2026

Menorca 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.

Farm diesel jumps 48% as Spain’s growers threaten protestsNews From Mallorca
22 September 2026

Farm 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.

Mallorca tourist, 75, hit with umbrella after theftNews From Mallorca
22 September 2026

Mallorca 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.

Palma axe threat after loud music row ends in arrestNews From Mallorca
22 September 2026

Palma 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.

Mallorca tourism row: Government rejects cuts to tourismNews From Mallorca
22 September 2026

Mallorca 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.

Palma's 2026 food capital title puts produce firstNews From Mallorca
22 September 2026

Palma'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.

226 unaccompanied minors reach Mallorca as pressure mountsNews From Mallorca
22 September 2026

226 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.

News From Mallorca
22 September 2026

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.

Sant Llorenç flood row puts Mallorca safety in focusNews From Mallorca
22 September 2026

Sant 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.

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