Mallorca tourism, housing and Ceuta row hit parliament

In Palma, Mallorca, the Balearic Parliament turns to tourist numbers on Tuesday: MPs will ask what the regional government could do to reduce arrivals through airports. Housing is also on the agenda, alongside a Vox motion on Spanish sovereignty over Ceuta.

Tourist numbers and homes

MÉS per Mallorca wants the government to set out possible ways to bring down the number of tourists arriving by air. The PSIB will question regional president Marga Prohens about tourism policy and how tourist places are allocated.

MPs will also raise access to housing, property prices and social housing on Menorca. In the opening questions to the government, they will turn to the management of Son Espases hospital, healthcare on Eivissa and the situation facing nurses.

Why Ceuta is back

Vox wants parliament to reaffirm Spanish sovereignty over the autonomous city of Ceuta, following the large arrival of migrants there last July. José María García of Unidas Podemos calls the debate a “political anomaly”. He says no one disputes that Ceuta belongs to Spain and argues that MPs should spend the time on housing, transport and the environment instead.

Josep Castells of Més per Menorca says MPs have already debated a similar proposal from the PP. Questions about the protection of unaccompanied migrant children are also due before parliament.

Housing and fuel costs: what comes next

Spain’s Council of Ministers may approve housing measures on Tuesday. Some social organisations call the proposed package the “Maricarmen decree”, after an older woman evicted from her home in Madrid.

Ministers are also expected to consider measures against inflation linked to higher fuel prices. The Balearic government says it will assess the national measures before deciding whether to add help of its own. The PP says proposals it has put forward nationally could save each person about 100 euros a month, according to its calculations.

Topics: Migration · Social affairs · Health · Tourism · Politics

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com