News From Mallorca

On 8 September in Madrid, Spain pledges action after 15-year-olds post the country’s worst-ever PISA scores in reading, maths and science.

On 8 September in Madrid, PSOE says it will back a bill giving Spanish citizenship to Sahrawis born under Spanish administration, despite Morocco.

Palma neighbours say Friday music in sa Feixina hit 60 dB indoors, then continued through Sunday. Their calls for checks brought no visit on 8 September 2026.

Palma starts a €35,713 park revamp on 8 September 2026, adding calisthenics, yoga space and new planting at Arabella-Son Xigala, with future natural shade.

PSOE says a private publicly funded nursery in Ibiza opened on Monday, three days before other city centres, and demands immediate answers from a councillor.

In Palma on 8 September 2026, Podemos councillor Lucía Muñoz enters the party primary, promising action on housing and tourism pressure across the city.

Palma cleared 19.7 tonnes of rubbish across eight neighbourhoods in a 10-day operation reported on 8 September, with streets and bins washed down.

In Madrid on 8 September 2026, Spain approves rules letting the Balearic Islands spend 2025 budget surpluses on housing and sustainable projects.

In Palma on 8 September 2026, MÉS urges the Consell de Mallorca to put stable jobs, small firms and local goods before the lowest contract price.

Palma, Mallorca, 8 September 2026: rents average 19.72 euros per m², putting the city fourth among Spain’s costliest provincial capitals.

Palma, 8 September: The Balearics open €4m in funding for free cool public spaces, from shaded parks and greener schoolyards to indoor rooms.

Palma, 8 September 2026: A study finds waters off Mallorca recorded the Mediterranean survey's highest nitrous oxide release during winter winds.

Madrid, 8 September 2026: EpData reports Spain’s worst-ever PISA 2025 results in reading, maths and science, with all three subjects at record lows.

Palma, 8 September 2026: the Balearic Government has paid €600,000 early in birth tax breaks to more than 1,200 taxpayers so far this year.

A man falls about four metres at Caló des Mort, Formentera, on 8 September. Rescuers take him by sea to an ambulance after head injuries and neck pain.

In Marratxí, Mallorca, on 8 September 2026, Marga Prohens calls July’s mass arrivals in Ceuta an organised attack on Spain’s integrity.

Police in Eivissa arrested a couple on 2 September after €17,100 of jewellery stolen from an Ibiza shop was found in their daughter’s nappy during a search.

On Wednesday, the Balearics face heavy rain, powerful storms, hail and intense lightning as an Atlantic front reaches the islands from Spain.

In Spain, CESM says on 8 September 2026 that doctors could begin an open-ended strike from mid-October over the Framework Statute bill.

Palma, 8 September 2026: PISA 2025 puts the Balearics below Spain in maths, reading and science; Vera blames fewer maths and language lessons under LOMLOE.

In Palma, Mallorca, on 8 September, MÉS per Mallorca demands control of migration procedures, saying slow cases fuel exploitation and insecure work.

Police arrest a third man after a house fire and pistol threats in Manacor, Mallorca, on 8 September. Detectives found four separate fire points.

Palma, 8 September 2026: the Balearics cuts care-assessment waits to 192 days, but 6,131 people still await a decision; disability waits are eight months.

Palma, 8 September: Mallorca plans a 2027 vehicle cap for hire cars and access points, with proposed fines from €300 to €30,000 for breaches.

Palma, 8 September: Used-car prices in the Balearics reach 13,455 euros in August, up 13.5% year on year, the biggest regional rise in August.