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Ibiza, 11 September 2026: the Balearic Government approves up to €10.34m for 80 residential care places at Reina Sofía, locked in for four years.

Police arrest a man arriving in Palma from Charleroi on 6 September after 109 cocaine packets weighing 1,353 grams are found inside his body.

Palma, 11 September: Darder's maps, photographs and field notebooks move to the Arxiu del Regne de Mallorca for safer storage and wider access.

Palma, Mallorca, 11 September 2026: the Balearic Government challenges orders moving two unaccompanied migrant minors from the Canary Islands and Melilla.

Doctors across Spain announce an open-ended strike from 28 October in Madrid on 11 September 2026, demanding their own employment rules nationwide.

On Mallorca, fuel retailers warn diesel could cost €0.24 more a litre from 1 October unless tax relief returns. The call comes on 11 September.

Ibiza, 11 September: Endesa unveils a €17m plan for 77 electricity-grid works by 2030, covering 68km across all five municipalities.

The Balearic Islands host 10 AI Week events from 21 to 24 September, offering workshops, advice and expert sessions to help small firms use AI.

Palma, 11 September: Pablo Rodríguez Ros takes charge of Marilles as Aniol Esteban moves to strategy and fundraising after nine years.

On 11 September 2026, Progreso en Verde takes videos of Palma horse-carriage clashes to prosecutors and seeks a criminal investigation into drivers.

On 11 September, Endesa opens interest registration in Santanyí, Mallorca, for €2.7m in local funding for the Goleta-Xalana solar park.

The Balearics get mostly clear skies on Friday 11 September as daytime temperatures rise, nights turn cooler and light winds bring coastal breezes.

Mallorca faces a mostly sunny weekend from Friday 11 September, with a slight shower risk before temperatures climb to 32 degrees on Sunday.

On 11 September, police report 11 arrests and 6kg of cocaine seized in Menorca after raids exposed ferry-linked supply routes to the island.

Palma, 11 September: road closures and a night motorbike ride divert traffic and EMT buses on Saturday, affecting Ma-19, Avenidas and central streets.

On 11 September 2026, Son Espases in Mallorca has passed 1,600 kidney transplants across the Balearics since 1981, with 46 already completed in 2026.

Air Nostrum launches Balearic island fares on 11 September: residents can fly from €9 each way from December, with booking open until 23 September.

Madrid’s health minister Mónica García says doctors have legitimate grounds to protest over a strike called for mid-October on 11 September.

Palma, 11 September 2026: USO threatens a dispute over 2020 pay recovery for Mallorca teachers at state-funded private schools as no solution emerges.

In Madrid on 11 September, Banca March raises its digital deposit rate to 2.80% TAE for new customers investing 30,000 to 300,000 euros.

Campaigners gather outside the Government Delegation in Palma on 20 September, demanding an end to tourism promotion funding and new air routes.

Mallorca and the Balearic Islands see higher daytime temperatures on Friday, 11 September, while tropical nights are forecast and skies stay mostly clear.

Palma, 11 September: Marga Prohens meets three vocational students before their landscaping and cooking contests at WorldSkills in Shanghai later this month.

On 10 September, the Balearic Government opens public consultation on Aena's Son Bonet solar park in Marratxí despite a unanimous MPs' call to drop it.

Palma, 10 September 2026: a Son Llàtzer study finds AI flags sepsis risk 24 hours early, with ICU admissions down four points and stays nearly a day shorter.