The Council of Ministers approved this Tuesday the declaration of a migration emergency in the Balearic Islands, in response to the increase in migrants arriving on the islands' coasts throughout 2025 and the need to strengthen humanitarian assistance for these individuals. This declaration incorporates an investment of 6.75 million euros, according to the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, and will be in effect until December 31, 2025.

The Vice President and Minister of the Presidency, Coordination of Government Action, and Local Cooperation of the Government of the Balearic Islands, Antònia Maria Estarellas, has sent a letter to the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, calling for an urgent meeting to address the migration situation facing the islands. In the letter, Estarellas warns that the Balearic Islands are facing an unprecedented humanitarian emergency due to the sharp increase in boat arrivals from Algeria. In 2025 alone, 4,797 people arrived, of whom 1,500 arrived in August, representing a 77% increase compared to the previous year, the minister explained. Due to its proximity to the Algerian port, Formentera bears the greatest pressure: almost half of the arrivals are concentrated on this island, which has seen its basic services overwhelmed.