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Madrid, 15 September: family doctors back Spain's 28 October strike, pressing for a separate employment statute and more primary-care staff.

Madrid, 15 September: Spain sets annual airport charge rises of 0.33% after ministers approve the plan. Airlines say growth left room for a 4.9% cut.

Madrid, 15 September 2026: Spain sets Aena airport fees to rise 0.33% a year. Airlines say 225 million passengers supported a 4.9% cut instead.

Madrid, 15 September: Spain’s health minister seeks tighter waiting-list controls after allegations that 57 Ramón y Cajal patients were downgraded.

USO takes Mallorca's 2020 school staff pay dispute to Tamib in Palma on 15 September 2026, demanding named recipients, calculations and payment dates.

On Mallorca, the Balearic Parliament rejects a Tirme tariff review on 15 September after a council report calls the waste concession unfavourable.

Palma, 15 September: roadworks start Wednesday in es Molinar and Portixol, with affected streets open only to residents during working hours.

Palma, 15 September: 46 circular economy bids worth €18.8m seek Balearic funding for waste prevention, reuse and recycling projects in the Balearics.

On 15 September 2026, Mallorca's Parliament backs a Ceuta motion in Palma as the PP demands Pedro Sánchez resign and calls for fresh elections in a debate.

Palma, 15 September 2026: four Balearic start-ups and innovative SMEs gain €612,000 in loans under Spain's recovery plan, through Enisa.

Palma, 15 September: Tourism minister Jaume Bauzà and PSIB deputy Llorenç Pou clash over overcrowding, limits and 2,500 extra tourist places in 2025.

In Madrid on 15 September 2026, energy secretary Joan Groizard says Spain has tightened grid checks after the 28 April 2025 blackout and data rules.

Palma de Mallorca Airport joins a €1bn-plus Balearics investment plan approved on 15 September, including new passport-control areas from 2027.

Palma police seize 18 speakers and file 24 reports at Playa de Palma between 11 and 13 September, tackling loud music, waste and improvised beach bars.

On 15 September 2026, Spain opened aid claims for proven wildfire damage in the Balearic Islands, with tax relief and repair grants possible.

On 15 September in Madrid, the government backs Almaraz staying open until 2030 after gas rose above €82/MWh amid the Middle East crisis.

Palma, 15 September 2026: PSIB says an administrative error has left more than 4,000 Mallorca vocational students without Flip-Up support this term.

On 15 September, Es Mercadal’s Sa Fontassa school nears completion in Menorca, bringing 450 places and easing the squeeze at Mare de Déu del Toro.

On 15 September in Santa Eulària, Ibiza, the Defensor del Pueblo again demands information on Can Rova 2 children after the council fails to reply.

Menorca, 15 September 2026: Més per Menorca urges the EU to give islands stronger powers over non-resident buyers and tourist lets in new housing law.

On 15 September, Mallorca’s Ritma in Fornalutx and Pueblo in Sóller join Spain’s 41 best-new-opening nominees for TheFork Awards. Voting runs to 11 October.

On 15 September 2026, EAE Business School finds 65.6% of 25-to-45-year-olds delay life plans as housing costs bite; ownership is 54% in the Balearics.

In Palma on 15 September, the Balearic Government rejects Madrid’s funding plan, saying it ignores island status, population growth and tax powers.

Palma takes a 1,200m² site in Sant Agustí on 15 September to build a Cala Major park with green space, outdoor fitness and a playground for Cala Major residents.

Police in Ciutadella, Menorca, arrest a man on Thursday after witnesses link him to alleged marijuana sales to minors at a beach in Ciutadella.