Mallorca: Algeria migration route grows over 250%
Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands, lies on a migration route from Algeria that has grown by more than 250% in three years, according to figures cited by Balearic president Marga Prohens. Speaking at a seminar in Brussels on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, she urged Spain to request a permanent presence on the route from Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency. She said the figures showed it was Europe’s fastest-growing migration route.
A call for more border support
Prohens wants European Union countries to work more closely on border protection and to tackle people-smuggling networks. She also called for greater cooperation with countries where journeys begin or pass through.
What the EU plan could mean for the islands
The Brussels seminar examined an action plan for the European Commission’s Pact for the Mediterranean. Prohens said it must account for the extra costs island businesses face compared with those on the mainland. She called for the European Union’s de minimis rule to be relaxed for Mediterranean islands as part of that effort.
She also sees opportunities in university cooperation, research, renewable energy and electricity networks. But she warned that the plan’s measures will work only if the European Union provides enough funding.
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com