All parties, except the PSOE, are demanding a 350 million euro road agreement in Mallorca

The Consell de Mallorca, along with representatives from MÉS per Mallorca, El Pi, Vox, and the PP, have signed a joint initiative to urge the national government to approve a new road agreement that would allow for up to €350 million to be invested in the island's road infrastructure. The PSOE is the only group not participating in the request. The initiative will be formalized through a motion signed by the four parties, which will be debated at the Consell Insular plenary session next Thursday. It will also be presented to the Congress of Deputies, the Senate, the Balearic Parliament, and the town halls of Mallorca. With this agreement, the Consell de Mallorca (Island Council of Mallorca) is demanding that the central government release the outstanding funding from the road agreement signed in 2007 and settled in December 2021. According to the island institution, €230 million remains unpaid, which, after updating the planned projects, would now amount to €350 million. The island president thanked the political parties supporting the initiative for putting the interests of Mallorca's citizens above political rivalries and argued that the island needs an agreement similar to the one the State maintains with the Canary Islands to finance road infrastructure. "Mallorca doesn't want to be more than anyone else."

Galmés recalled that the central government signed an agreement with the Canary Islands that includes state contributions of between 200 and 250 million euros annually until 2030. "Mallorca doesn't want to be more than anyone else, but neither does it want to be less in terms of funding," he added. According to the Popular Party leader, the requested resources would not be allocated to new major infrastructure projects, but rather to improving the existing road network, with actions aimed at reinforcing safety, modernizing roads, and facilitating traffic flow without increasing land use. Among the planned investments are improvements to the Ma-20 ring road, work on interchanges and bypasses for municipalities such as Inca, Artà, and Campanet, the construction of roundabouts, and the implementation of park-and-ride plans and civic roads.

The meeting was attended by members of parliament and senators José Vicente Marí, Martí Àngel Torres, Joan Mesquida, Maria Salom, Carlos Simarro, and Cristóbal Marqués (PP), as well as Vicenç Vidal (MÁS) and Jorge Campos (Vox). Also present were the spokespeople for the Consell Caterina Perelló (MÁS per Mallorca), Antoni Sales (El Pi), Toni Gili (Vox), and Núria Riera (PP), in addition to the island's head of Territory, Mobility, and Infrastructure, Fernando Rubio.