The Palma City Council has filed an appeal against the inclusion of the sa Feixina monolith in the state catalog of symbols contrary to democratic memory, a decision that would open the door to its eventual removal. The Consistory believes that the process could place the Spanish government in a possible situation of prevarication if the processing is maintained.

The suspension of municipal grants for 2026 in Palma has set off alarm bells among the neighborhood fabric, which denounces a lack of information, legal uncertainty, and a real risk of activities in the neighborhoods grinding to a halt. Associations warn that the situation, linked to an audit by the Court of Auditors of the 2022 grants, not only affects ongoing projects but also casts doubt on the continuity of aid for 2027.

The Palma City Council has taken a new step towards the transformation of Plaça Major, aiming to open the underground galleries and turn them into an open agora. The Cort Governing Board approved this Wednesday the contracting file for the drafting service of the integral works project that will develop the ‘Àgora’ preliminary project, aimed at improving Plaça Major, its lower floors, and its surroundings.The contract also includes the technical direction of the works and will be processed by means of a negotiated procedure without prior publication. The base tender budget is 1.4 million euros (VAT included) and the action will be partially financed with funds from the Sustainable Tourism Tax (ITS).

The Palma City Council has taken a new step in the transformation of the Plaza Mayor, aiming to open the underground galleries and turn them into an open agora. The Cort Governing Board approved this Wednesday the tender for the drafting service of the integral construction project that will develop the 'Agora' preliminary project, aimed at improving the Plaza Mayor, its lower floors, and its surroundings.The contract also includes the technical direction of the works and will be processed through a negotiated procedure without prior publication. The base tender budget is 1.4 million euros (VAT included) and the action will be partially financed with funds from the Sustainable Tourism Tax (ITS).

The Palma City Council has assured that it does not plan to reinforce the Social Services area due to the regularization process for migrants promoted by the central government and has defended that the service “is functioning normally”, despite the queues recorded these days at the citizen service offices (OAC).

The Palma City Council has assured that it does not foresee reinforcing the Social Services area following the migrant regularization process promoted by the central government and has defended that the service “functions normally”, despite the queues registered these days in the citizen service offices (OAC).

The Llonguet Fair will celebrate its tenth edition this Sunday, April 26, in the es Pil·larí neighborhood, in Palma, with a program that will run from 9 in the morning until 5 PM and will combine gastronomy, crafts, and family activities. The event, already consolidated in the city's festive calendar, expects to gather thousands of visitors throughout the day.

MÁS por Palma has shown its deep concern about the possibility that Palma will be left without the celebration of Pride 2026, as denounced by Ben Amics this Friday, and has demanded accountability from the mayor of Palma. The party has expressed its support for Ben Amics in light of the possibility that Pride 2026 cannot be celebrated in Palma due to the Palma City Council's lack of response to the requests processed by the entity.

The Palma City Council and the Local Police unions have reached an agreement that will allow progress in improving the organization of the force and the adaptation of their working conditions, after months of tension and protests. The pact, reached this Friday, incorporates a new bonus linked to driving emergency vehicles, with the aim of recognizing the special conditions and risk associated with this function. Additionally, a special dedication bonus is added, intended to reflect the sustained increase in workload in recent years.On the other hand, the City Council has committed to studying the inclusion of weekends and holidays within the specific bonus. Overall, the City Council estimates that the implementation of the plan will have an impact of 10 million euros and could mean increases of more than 2,500 euros gross per month in bonuses.The agreement comes after the force's latest demonstration, in which a hundred officers walked the streets of the city while Cort maintained that there was a "firm proposal". Over the last four months, the unions had intensified protests against the mayor, Jaime Martínez, for failing to meet the commitment to approve the plan by January 1st.Tension reached a peak with internal changes in the City Council, when Llorenç Bauzà took over Public Function, replacing Mercedes Celeste, and the direction of the Local Police. After an initial meeting with Bauzà, now as the highest responsible for the areas involved in developing the plan, the unions considered that the change of personnel had been futile. "The plan remains blocked," they declared.the unions considered that the change of personnel had been futile. "The plan remains blocked," they declared.

The Ben Amics association has warned that the celebration of Pride 2026 in Palma is in danger due to the City Council's lack of response to the request for public space occupation for the demonstration and party planned for June 28.

A group of workers from the Department of Social Welfare of the Palma City Council has denounced the "serious overload" suffered by the Citizen Atención Office (OAC), after having received "political instructions not to reinforce the service" in the face of the extraordinary regularization.

The Es Baluard Museum of Contemporary Art of Palma and the Consell de Mallorca have presented the projects that will be part of the B 2026 Biennial, an edition that expands the territorial reach with activities in Palma and Marratxí after an initial proposal spread across different points of the Archipelago.

The Palma City Council reiterated this Wednesday that there is a "firm proposal" for the Local Police Organization Plan, amid unrest within the force and a new protest in the streets of the city. Nevertheless, the Consistory has avoided commenting on the mobilization led by the officers.

The Palma City Council has reiterated this Wednesday that there is a "firm proposal" for the Local Police Organization Plan, amid discontent within the force and a new protest in the streets of Ciutat. Nevertheless, the City Council has avoided commenting on the mobilization led by the officers.

It has been one of the questions the sector has asked itself since the Palma City Council announced its intention to bid for the title of European Capital of Culture: how will a title designed to attract more visitors to such a tourist city as Palma benefit the cultural fabric? And now the international experts who have evaluated the project have answered it: “It is clear that Palma is not looking to increase the volume of cultural programming or attract more visitors, as in both cases they have enough [...] and even understanding the local circumstances and needs, the jury wonders if the title of European Capital of Culture is the best platform to advance the city's aspirations.” This is how the report, made public this Monday, concludes, with which the committee, chaired by Tanja Mlaker, argues the decision to discard Palma from the candidates to obtain the title for the year 2031.

The Palma City Council has confirmed that people are sleeping in the old Son Busquets barracks and has asked the state housing entity Casa 47–formerly Sepes– to act to guarantee the security of the premises and restore adequate conditions of control and protection, and to avoid a situation similar to that registered in the old prison.

The Palma City Council has decided to postpone the celebration of the Angel Sunday scheduled for this Sunday, April 12, due to the forecast of bad weather. The festival will finally be moved to Sunday, May 10, as reported by Cort.

One night like any other, Ariadna tucks her daughter into bed inside her home, a caravan. Every evening she faces the same uncertainty: how long can she live like this; when will the Administration recognize her right to officially exist where she lives? The girl is six years old and has been trying to register her address at her home for three years. Without success.

The Palma City Council has approved the conservation of the facade of the Gaspar Bennàssar building on 31 de Desembre street. The initial plan by the developer, which had been approved, was to demolish the current construction and erect a new building that would faithfully reproduce the original facade of the architect's project. After ARCA's intervention, the demolition was halted. This Tuesday, the Councilor for Urbanism, Óscar Fidalgo, explained that the Historic Center Commission has given the go-ahead to the new project that will preserve the facade and through which a multi-family building will be constructed with 15 homes, parking spaces, and storage rooms.

The Palma City Council has finally approved the conservation of the facade of the Gaspar Bennàssar building located on 31st December street. The initial project, which had been approved, by the developer, provided for the demolition of the current building to erect a new one that faithfully reproduced the original facade designed by the architect.