Ever since Spanish president Pedro Sánchez recovered the historic slogan 'No to war' (which refers to the social rejection of the invasion of Iraq in 2003), the PP has been uncomfortable. At first, the leader of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, insisted that "the relationship with the United States (US) must be preserved", and avoided a frontal rejection of the war in Iran. But little by little, the popular party has been modulating its discourse. Especially since the conflict has generated a price increase in the State as a whole. In the plenary session of the Parliament this Tuesday, the first vice-president and Minister of Economy and Finance, Antoni Costa, joined Sánchez's slogan without reservations: "We say no to war, no to any war, and no to a war that has consequences on the daily lives of the Islands".

The Government has secured the support of the PSIB, MÉS per Mallorca, and the deputy for Formentera for the anti-crisis decree to address the price increase due to the war in Iran. Vox has voted against it, arguing that it is a PP stratagem to push through a hidden budget. "We will not be accomplices in this mockery," said Cañadas: "They are using it to push through a budget."

The apocalypse is approaching while the President of the Government, Marga Prohens, learns to dance bachata and someone in her cabinet, in a fit of inspiration, decides this is relevant enough information to share with the world. As could be expected, the PSIB reminded everyone of this throughout the six hours of the Parliament session on Tuesday. The Chamber increasingly resembles a stand-up comedy stage: everyone brings their prepared monologue, and if it goes well, the audience might even laugh for a while.

We've been told about World War III so many times that when it finally arrives, we won't believe it. Just as we never imagined a politician like Donald Trump could exist, an egomaniac who has undermined the role of a leader in a democratic state, decency, and any sense of the ridiculous. Having become a caricature and a mirror for far-right populists, he threatens the world order, driven by his megalomania. If you stir up hornets' nests in Ukraine, Venezuela, Gaza, Greenland, and Iran, sooner or later one of them will sting us all.

The Government views favorably the proposal of the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, to prohibit access to social networks for minors under 16 years of ageAccording to a statement made this Tuesday by the Minister of Education and Universities, Antoni Vera, the government is committed to implementing a ban on mobile phones on screens in the Balearic Islands. Vera emphasized the importance of establishing clear mechanisms for the measure to be effectively applied in the islands. He stated that he was "in complete agreement" with the measure and reiterated the government's hope that the situation would not repeat itself, as with the mobile phone ban, which was left to regional regulations after its national approval, and which the Balearic Islands had ultimately implemented through a specific order. The minister explained that the government wants to see how the new legal proposal will be processed and implemented, as well as how it can be applied in the islands, stressing the importance of having clear mechanisms for its implementation within the territory.

She also highlighted other initiatives already implemented in the Balearic Islands along these lines, such as the ban on digital screens up to the fourth grade of primary school and the launch of an awareness campaign for families about the risks of the "harmful overuse" of digital devices, which will be rolled out in the coming months. Despite her positive assessment, Vera considered the announcement to be "just another smokescreen" by President Sánchez, since the People's Party had already submitted an amendment to the law on the protection of minors in digital environments to propose a similar ban. Sánchez made the announcement during his speech at the World Government Summit in Dubai, where he indicated that the government will approve the measure next week in the Council of Ministers. The proposal includes, among other things, requiring platforms to implement effective age verification systems and creating a tracking and tracing system to combat hateful and illegal content. It will also address potential legal violations by platforms such as Grok, TikTok, and Instagram.

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The Palma City Council plenary session approved this Thursday a motion from Vox, supported by the PP, declaring that the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, persona non grata and demands his resignation and the calling of general elections. The far-right spokesman, Fulgencio Coll, described the Spanish president as "a 21st-century autocrat" who is "mired in corruption" and who was "incapable" of managing the COVID-19 pandemic and the Valencia storm. Coll criticized Sánchez for "giving in on everything to the separatist partners to remain in La Moncloa for one more day" and denounced his control over the media, the Constitutional Court, and the Bank of Spain. "It's time to remove this character from the government," Coll said. The statement as persona non grata It's a political demonstration and has no repercussions whatsoever.

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If it weren't really happening, it would seem like a script fromThe Intermission in particularly inspired moments. In the next plenary session, the Palma City Council – with the votes of the PP and Vox – will declare Pedro Sánchez persona non grataYes, in the city council meeting. Yes, to the Spanish Prime Minister. Yes, at a time when Palma is facing serious problems such as housing, overtourism, and the decline of local businesses. But no, the priority of the Cort government team is to perform a kind of institutional exorcism against Sánchez.

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The Palma City Council will declare Pedro Sánchez persona non grata in the city at its next plenary session and will call for his resignation thanks to the votes of Vox and the PP (People's Party). The PP supported a far-right initiative in the Citizen Services Committee, and thanks to this, the motion will pass in the plenary session, where it will also be debated – Vox refused to hold the debate in the same committee. "This demonstrates the total uselessness of the right and the far right, with proposals that are absurd," criticized the spokesperson for the Socialist municipal group, Xisco Ducrós. "They have neither a plan nor solutions for the problems of the citizens. Furthermore, they seek to generate confrontation, when politics should be about the ability to reach agreements," he added.

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Since July, the Spanish government has allowed private individuals to rent out their boats for commercial use for up to three months per year. However, during this period, a boat rental company—the well-known nautical charters—must manage the vessel, which must meet the same technical requirements as boats rented year-round. The state government's regulations have sparked a clash between executives of Pedro Sánchez and Marga Prohens.

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If you think you're not racist, you might be wrong. To a greater or lesser degree, we all are. Some strive to be aware of their racist attitudes and eliminate them, others are completely oblivious, and some are proud racists. For your sake, I hope you're in the first group. The most problematic is the second, and it's in this category that well-intentioned and paternalistic institutions might fall, those that speak of humanitarian causes and human rights, even though their grandiloquent words don't translate into action.

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The PSIB showcased its state power in Palma this week. The Speaker of the Congress, Francina ArmengolHe participated in several events, but Minister Óscar Puente—who presented the Paseo Marítim renovation—Catalan President Salvador Illa (PSC), and leaders of the PSPV also arrived in Palma. Minister Diana Morant was also scheduled to attend but ultimately declined. With this show of force, the Balearic Socialists aim to turn the page on two years in which they have focused on mounting a strong opposition to the PP, establishing an institutional profile and asserting themselves as a viable alternative government. All of this is underscored by the new role their leader has acquired in Madrid: representing state institutions and maintaining close ties with other Catalan-speaking territories.

]]> I'll say it clearly: I want a time change. I say this with the calmness of someone who knows perfectly well that their opinion won't change anything, that no ordinary minister will be heading to Brussels for me to speak out, but I'm aware that, nevertheless, the sum of these small, useless declarations is precisely what gives joy to democratic life. We're here to debate everything, even what the EU will ultimately decide for us.

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The Son Bonet Green Lung Platform (SBPV) has denounced that Aena has resumed its "destructive offensive" against the Son Bonet green space following the announcement by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of an airport investment plan for the period 2026-2031. The organization warns that this plan entails reactivating the Son Bonet photovoltaic megapark project, despite the institutional and public rejection received so far.

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The Memoria de Mallorca association has sent a letter to the president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, to alert you to the shortcomings in educational curricula regarding the Second Republic, the Civil War, the Franco dictatorship, and the Transition to Democracy. The letter seeks to urge you to promote a national education law that guarantees the mandatory inclusion of the historical periods between the proclamation of the Second Republic and the Transition to Democracy in the secondary and high school curricula of all autonomous communities.

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The distribution of unaccompanied migrant minors has become a key weapon in the crossfire between the Spanish government and the PP in recent weeks. In this case, it was Prime Minister Marga Prohens, who emerged as the front line of the majority of the Popular Party leaders who united against Pedro Sánchez, in a new episode of tension between the regional administrations of the PP and the Spanish government. Last Friday, the Executive announced the filing of a second appeal against the measure, which aims to relieve the burden on the Canary Islands, overwhelmed by the wave of migration. Meanwhile, nearly 3,900 minors who arrived in that territory by boat are awaiting a solution to their situation. 49 would be assigned to the islands, a figure that neither the Balearic PP nor its partner, Vox, are willing to accept.

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The President of the Spanish Government has called on the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, to sign a railway agreement that would facilitate the financing of rail network expansion projects in Mallorca, such as the addition of trains to Alcudia and Llucmajor. Prohens explained that the Spanish President committed to speaking with the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility to make progress in this regard, according to Europa Press after the meeting between Sánchez and Prohens at the Consulate of the Sea.

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PSOE Secretary General Pedro Sánchez has put the ball rolling on the Operation Renewal he's preparing for the PSOE. In fact, the maneuver has a dual objective: first, to erase all traces of Cerdán in the PSOE by eliminating his closest collaborators, similar to Stalin's actions with Trotsky; and second, to incorporate new figures who will serve to relaunch a party still in a state of shock. And here, true to form, he has surprised everyone with the appointment of Valencian Rebeca Torró Soler as the party's new Secretary of Organization.

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