The plenary session of the Senate has definitively approved this Wednesday the reform of the Spanish Constitution promoted by the Balearic Parliament that modifies article 69.3 so that the island of Formentera has its own senator and is detached from the electoral tandem it currently forms with Ibiza.

The People's Party (PP) rejected a motion on Tuesday in the General Commission of the Autonomous Communities of the Spanish Senate that sought to launch an extraordinary program for public and affordable housing in the Balearic and Canary Islands. The objective was to reduce the estimated housing deficit of 44,000 units in the Canary Islands and 30,000 in the Balearic Islands. The non-binding initiative was presented by the Gomera Socialist Group (ASG) and the senator for the Pitiusas Islands, and only received the support of the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC), while the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) abstained. The proponents proposed significantly increasing the housing supply in both territories through the promotion of public housing, the mobilization of vacant homes on the rental market, and the streamlining of urban planning procedures in coordination with the regional governments and municipalities. Furthermore, they intended to establish measures to prioritize access to housing for residents, especially young people, families, and essential workers, and to develop a plan adapted to the territorial, economic, and demographic characteristics of each archipelago. During his speech, the ASG senator argued that access to housing is "one of the most serious, urgent, and structural problems" in the Canary and Balearic Islands, with prices that have exceeded the levels of the housing bubble. In his opinion, the situation jeopardizes social cohesion and the economic sustainability of essential services. The motion incorporated two amendments accepted by the proponents: the first, from the Independent Herreña Group, highlighted the role of the island councils in inter-institutional cooperation on housing matters; The second motion, presented by Jordi Gaseni Blanch (ERC), included mechanisms to control the real estate market in areas with extreme residential pressure, including the possibility of temporarily limiting home purchases by non-residents or investors in housing emergencies. However, the proponents rejected a substitute amendment from the Popular Party's María Salom Coll, which proposed repealing the state housing law, reducing taxes associated with home purchases, and promoting public-private partnerships, arguing that it diverted attention from the realities of the islands. With the Popular Party's opposition and the Socialist Party's abstention, the motion was ultimately rejected and will not reach the Senate floor to address the structural housing deficit in both archipelagos.

Juanjo Ferrer was born in Sant Antoni de Portmany, is 55 years old, and is a lawyer. Thanks to a coalition of all the left-wing parties in the Pitiusas Islands, he is the current senator for Ibiza and Formentera; he may be the last, because the process for appointing a senator for Formentera itself—the only Spanish island without this representation in the Senate—has begun as an urgent matter. Progressive and independent, Ferrer advocates for left-wing unity to confront a "very dangerous" moment and criticizes the constant infighting between the PP and the PSOE.

PSIB-PSOE senator Milena Herrera criticized the Popular Party for being bothered by being labeled racists but not acting accordingly. She reproached them for the fact that, in the case of the Balearic Islands, Prime Minister Marga Prohens made a "big announcement" during the general policy debate about tightening access to the lava requirement.

The former director of IB-Salut during Francina Armengol's presidency, Juli Fuster, stated this Tuesday in the Senate that the offer of masks from Soluciones de Gestión y Apoyo a Empresas (Management and Support Solutions for Companies) – a company linked to the Koldo plot – came from a ministry, although he clarified that he does not know if it was the Ministry of Industry. "Who would have doubted the Spanish government?" asked the former head of IB-Salut during his appearance before the Senate's commission of inquiry into the ramifications of the Koldo case.

The 264 members of parliament who make up the Senate have a combined real estate holdings of 540 homes, as 57% of senators declare more than one home. The leader with the most is Majorcan Maria Salom (PP), with ten properties, eight commercial premises, and twenty parking spaces in Mallorca.