The Balearic Government maintains its tug-of-war with the State over the distribution of migrant minors and already warns that it will return to the courts if the Spanish government approves a new decree to extend the current system. This was announced this Friday by the Executive's spokesperson, Antoni Costa, after the Governing Council, in a press conference marked by the firmness of his speech.

He closure of the Agama factory, owned by DammThis represents a further economic loss for the primary sector of the Balearic Islands. The portion of the subsidy that the brewery received The funds allocated to European Union and Spanish Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will be returned to the European Union and Spanish government budgets, respectively. No investment will be made in other potential businesses in the sector that could have received the funds had Damm not requested them and subsequently closed the factory.

How to organize the space to the left of the PSOE to curb the rise of Vox? This question has been behind several recent moves in Madrid: Gabriel Rufián's (ERC) call to build a republican front and Yolanda Díaz's announcement that she will not run again as Sumar's candidate in 2027. For now, MÁS per Mallorca has avoided commenting on these changes or giving any clues about its future. But the debate engulfing the left affects them directly. Is it worth having a member of parliament in Congress? If they run again in a coalition, what alliances would be best? What role should Balearic eco-sovereignism play in Madrid? The sources consulted only agree on the starting point: AraMés must lead the candidacy in the Balearic Islands, whatever form it takes.

The Spanish government expects to complete the development of 532 homes in Ca n'Escandell, Ibiza, in the first quarter of 2027, and plans to align the construction processes for the future homes with the bidding process, with the aim of streamlining the allocation process. This was announced by the Minister of Housing and Urban Agenda, Isabel Rodríguez, during the Senate plenary session, where she also stated that the Balearic Government will transfer the management of the remaining plots in Ca n'Escandell to the Ibiza Town Council, provided that the Council allocates them to the Europan project. Rodríguez also stipulated that the transfer of the land is contingent upon the Town Council guaranteeing the "permanent" protection of the urban development project "so that the housing is affordable and 100% public." The minister noted that of the 532 homes planned for Ca n'Escandell, 362 will be built by the state-owned entity Casa 47, and that the project will represent an investment of 100 million euros.

During her time as head of the General Directorate of Cultural Rights, a body under the Ministry of Culture, Jazmín Beirak has spearheaded the approval of a Cultural Rights Plan, which has begun to be implemented in various areas and initiatives. She will present it on Wednesday the 18th in Palma, at an event in the Flexas bar, starting at 1 p.m. A little later, at 6:30 p.m., she will be at La Colectiva to discuss her book. Ungovernable culture (Ariel) –MÁS por Palma has organized both activities.

The Spanish government's delegate in the Balearic Islands, Alfonso Rodríguez, denied on Tuesday that the extraordinary regularization of undocumented migrants, which the Pedro Sánchez administration intends to implement, would create a pull factor, as applicants will be required to have resided in Spain for at least five months. "It's about providing a solution for people who are already here," he emphasized, according to the EFE news agency. Rodríguez was responding to criticism from the regional president, Marga Prohens, whom he accused of adopting "the far-right's migration policies." Rodríguez stressed that the extraordinary regularization is "a courageous measure" to guarantee the socio-labor rights of hundreds of thousands of people. He also noted that the process will begin in April and is expected to take three months, although applicants can begin working legally fifteen days after their applications are accepted. This is the seventh mass regularization—the PSOE carried out four and the PP two, in 2000 and 2001. Rodríguez indicated that the Immigration Department in the Balearic Islands is currently processing 10,800 regularization applications under the current regulations. This would represent the minimum number of people who would benefit from the extraordinary process. According to Spanish government data, there are 102,000 foreigners registered with Social Security in the Balearic Islands, of whom approximately 60,000 are from non-EU countries. The delegate emphasized that regularization "benefits workers, who gain in rights and obligations; companies, which gain in legal certainty; and it helps in the fight against the underground economy."

In the coming days, the Balearic Government will extend protective measures against avian flu to all municipalities in the islands, but will not confine the birds. Currently, control measures only affect municipalities considered high-risk areas, such as Santa Margalida, Muro, Sa Pobla, Pollença, and Alcúdia, and those considered areas of special surveillance, such as Felanitx, Campos, Formentera, Ibiza, San José de Sa Atalaya, Santa Eulalia del Río, Maó, and Es Mercadal. This Thursday, the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) ordered the confinement of all poultry in the country, but the ministerial order states that the autonomous communities can adjust the measures to adapt them to the specific circumstances of their farms. The Directorate General of Agriculture has decided to maintain the previously announced protective measures that will allow, as established by state regulations, "the keeping of poultry outdoors, by placing, if possible, bird netting or any other device that prevents the entry of wild birds, and in facilities or shelters that prevent the arrival of wild birds and avoid their contact with the food or water intended for the poultry." Although avian flu has not yet reached the Balearic Islands, the Director General of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development, Fernando Fernández, has warned that "the danger is real" and added that there is "very strong" concern about this disease reaching the Islands. Therefore, he reiterated that the measures adopted by the Government "can be maintained as long as there is responsible behavior on the part of farm owners." Similarly, he warned that if the Directorate General becomes aware of widespread non-compliance with the precautions, "more drastic measures will be adopted, including, if necessary, lockdowns." Regarding small-scale poultry farms, Fernández indicated that they are obligated to keep their waterers and feeders in protected locations and that these farms are best suited to establish enclosed feeding stations. However, the Director General pointed out that 70 percent of poultry farms in the Balearic Islands are for personal consumption, making it "practically impossible to enforce this measure with this level of dispersion." Therefore, he expressed his confidence that owners will comply with the measures, protect their hens, and "look out for their own well-being and that of their neighbors." Furthermore, the Directorate General, together with its technical services, has determined that the next resolution will include more intensive inspections of commercial farms to ensure that biosecurity measures are being implemented.

The Ministry of Youth and Children will submit to the next Sectoral Conference the proposal for the transfer of an extraordinary credit of 1.2 million euros, following the declaration of a migration emergency. This allocation is included in the 13 million euros that the Spanish government will also provide to the Canary Islands and the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla for the care of unaccompanied migrant children.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda has detected 2,373 illegal tourist apartments in the Balearic Islands and has demanded that digital platforms remove the online advertisements for these accommodations. These are apartments that have applied for the mandatory registration number since last July, but have not obtained it because they do not meet the legal requirements, according to a press release from the Ministry headed by Isabel Rodríguez.

The Balearic Government will request a migration contingency plan to avoid taking in migrant minors. The Minister for the Presidency, Coordination of Government Action, and Local Cooperation, Antònia Maria Estarellas, stated this Tuesday afternoon, despite the fact that the islands have not yet tripled their ordinary capacity for hosting migrant minors, as established by the royal decree regulating their distribution.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez asserted this Tuesday that the Balearic Islands will have to comply with the law regarding the reception of migrant minors from the Canary Islands and that, otherwise, "there will be consequences," although he did not specify what will happen to the autonomous communities that remain opposed to their distribution. After meeting with Felipe VI at the Marivent Palace, Sánchez defended the Spanish government's structured migration policy and emphasized that the number of migrants across the country has fallen by 27% in the last year, although he acknowledged that the trend in the Balearic Islands is upward. "It is true that the route affecting the islands is not decreasing. Our commitment is to make an effort with the countries of origin and trafficking to stop it."

The Balearic Government will approve an amendment to the Decree on Nautical Charters to prohibit tourist boat rentals and thus halt the new state regulations that, starting in mid-August, will allow private boat rentals for three months a year.

In front of the government's refusal to accept migrant minors Asylum seekers who are now in the Canary Islands, the Secretary of State for Security, Aina Calvo, has emphasized that the responsibilities of the administrations are "very defined" in the frameworks of their powers and has warned that "whoever decides to ignore them will have to assume their responsibilities."