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    <title><![CDATA[Ara Balears in English - Congress]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Vidal registers a bill in Congress to limit home purchases by individuals]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/c79444fb-e335-4894-be15-86c05c382f69_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>Vicenç Vidal, the MÉS deputy for Mallorca and Més for Menorca, affiliated with the Sumar plurinational group, has submitted a bill to Congress to limit home purchases by individuals. He explained this on Friday at a press conference at the MÉS headquarters in Palma, where he warned that 24,000 rental contracts will expire this year, affecting approximately 69,000 people in the Balearic Islands. "In January, a historic record was broken: the price per square meter is over €5,000 in the Balearic Islands," Vidal emphasized, accusing the Balearic Islands' president, Marga Prohens, and the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, of "failing to address this scandal." The initiative proposed by the deputy modifies Article 10 of the Housing Law to limit purchases to individuals and prohibit vulture funds from operating in the market.</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:44:52 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Vicenç Vidal, deputy for MÁS for Mallorca and Más for Menorca]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Vidal explained the initiative this Friday and warned that some 24,000 rental contracts will end this year in the Balearic Islands.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[The legislative process to protect multilingualism in the State has begun.]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/politics/the-legislative-process-to-protect-multilingualism-in-the-state-has-begun_1_5587793.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/adb55a02-5986-4a36-b39b-4efab74f5603_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>Congress has given the green light to process the law to safeguard multilingualism in the State, promoted by ERC, Comuns, Bildu, PNV, BNG, MÁS per Mallorca, and Compromís. Despite not having proposed it, both the PSOE and Junts also voted in favor of the initiative. This proposed organic law guaranteeing multilingualism and the linguistic rights of citizens aims to ensure that any citizen can exercise the right to interact in Basque, Galician, or Catalan with the judicial bodies, constitutional institutions, and the general administration of the State "with full freedom." The authors of the initiative introduce clear obligations for language proficiency in the justice system, the civil service, and public procurement, and provide tools to ensure respect for the right to choose one's language.</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:08:03 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Congress packed]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The authors of the initiative introduce clear obligations for language training in the justice system, civil service, and procurement, and provide tools to ensure respect for the right to language choice.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA["What would happen if immigrants in the Balearic Islands went on strike?": the question Marga Prohens was asked.]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/politics/what-would-happen-if-immigrants-in-the-balearic-islands-went-strike-the-question-marga-prohens-was-asked_1_5479569.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/3088436f-9f0e-43f5-afa2-8a65f3f28ba9_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>The PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party) in Congress has accused the Prime Minister, Marga Prohens, of being "the new voice" against immigration, and has also asked her what she would do "if the immigrant population of the Balearic Islands went on strike, what would happen in Mallorca, Ibiza and Formentera?"</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:06:41 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Marga Prohens.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The PSOE in Congress has accused the Prime Minister of being "the new voice" against immigration.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[Vidal accuses Prohens of "inconsistent and inhumane" attitudes regarding the arrival of boats and the reception of minors.]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/politics/vidal-accuses-prohens-of-inconsistent-and-inhumane-attitudes-regarding-the-arrival-of-boats-and-the-reception-of-minors_1_5478720.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/271e6727-31d3-483c-94bd-9cdec3165d2c_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>Vicenç Vidal, a member of Congress for Sumar MÁS, said this Monday that he feels "deeply aggravated by the inconsistent and inhuman attitude of Marga Prohens's government" in relation to the Prime Minister's recent attitude toward the arrival of migrants. For the lower house member, "the priority in a situation like the one we are experiencing is the defense of human rights and common sense."</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 25 Aug 2025 15:19:58 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Vicenç Vidal.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The eco-sovereignist says that thanks to his efforts with the Ministry of Children, the amount of support for fostering children has increased to two million euros.]]></subtitle>
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