The Spanish Congress of Deputies definitively approved the Sustainable Mobility Law this Thursday, which includes a key amendment for the Balearic Islands: free public transport starting in 2026. The measure, which will also apply to the Canary Islands, was championed by Senator Juanjo Ferrer, representing Ibiza and Formentera, and included in the text that the Senate is sending to the Senda (a political platform). The initiative received support from the People's Party (PP), the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), and Vicenç Vidal, a deputy from Sumar-MÁS, among others. Both the PP and the eco-sovereignists and United Left celebrated the approval, which they consider "beneficial for the citizens of the Islands." Vidal emphasized that the inclusion of the amendment was made possible thanks to "tenacious diplomacy aimed at shifting the PSOE's stance towards the interests of the Balearic Islands," a strategy pursued jointly with Ferrer. "This measure is fair and necessary: we are an island territory with limited public transport, high costs, and a heavy reliance on private vehicles. Guaranteeing free public transport means mobility for everyone, especially families and young people, and it is both strategic and environmentally friendly," stated the eco-sovereignist deputy. From the People's Party, the deputy spokesperson in Congress, José Vicente Marí Bosó, emphasized his party's role in the Senate: "Without the PP's vote today, the amendment could not have been brought to Congress. Thanks to the PP, free public transport has been ratified in 2026," adding that they paid for it. For his part, the head of Institutional Policy for United Left of the Balearic Islands, Óscar Rodríguez, described the decision as "a victory for the work of the senator from Ibiza and Formentera and the progressive forces." Rodríguez has insisted that one of her party's objectives is for free public transport "to become a permanent right for the citizens of the Balearic Islands" and has called on the regional government to "improve the funding for the transfer of land transport responsibilities to the island councils, which is currently underfunded, to guarantee the sustainability of the measure and improve the service."

Jaume Henrik Bergas Rydenfors was born in Santa Ponça in 1980. He is the son of a family born from the love that arose from that firstboomtourist. On the one hand, linked to the hospitality industry and, on the other, to farming, to village life. Now, Jaume has been living in Sineu for more than twenty years, where he has promoted –along with other neighbors– the project 'Sined on bike and on foot',An initiative that aims to promote safer, healthier, and more sustainable mobility, especially for children. Bergas studied Geography and went on to study Agricultural Engineering. Now, however, he has dedicated himself wholeheartedly to improving mobility in Sineu, and perhaps even the rest of Mallorca. That's why he's pursuing a Master's degree in Sustainable Mobility. Thus, the initiative that began to facilitate his children's access to school has led him down a different path.

A user reported a new problem on the Mallorca train network. This morning, the Constancia/Hospital de Inca station was closed for unknown reasons, and passengers were unable to access the platform. The train followed its usual route and stopped at the station, but this time it departed without passengers.

The works council, made up of CCOO, UGT, USAE, and FS-TES, and the Balearic Islands Health and Healthcare Management Department (GSAIB) have ratified the agreement in principle they reached on Tuesday, and the workers have definitively called off the protests in the medical transport sector in Mallorca. According to Europa Press, both parties met this Thursday at the Balearic Islands Arbitration and Mediation Court (TAMIB) to finalize the agreement in principle they reached earlier this week.

The labor dispute that erupted at the TIB reached its third day of strikes this Wednesday after employers proposed a new collective bargaining agreement with a four-year salary increase of approximately 8% to 12%, which the unions rejected. Participation in this strike in Mallorca reached 96% at 11:30 a.m., according to data from the Ministry of Housing, Territory, and Mobility.

TIB workers are carrying out the second day of strikes this Monday in a series of demonstrations that began on Friday to demand that their demands be accepted in the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement. This second day began early in the morning and was felt at bus stations across the islands, where delays and long lines of passengers accumulated.