Ara Balears in English - merchants

Afedeco appeals the expansion of the ORA: "Commerce cannot find out when the decision has already been made"

ARA Balears — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:41:03 +0000

The Federation of Business Owners of the Balearic Islands (Afedeco) has filed an appeal for reconsideration against the expansion and reorganization of the ORA in Palma within the scope of the Low Emission Zone (ZBE). The entity demands the suspension of the measures, scheduled for January 1, 2027, because it considers that the reduction of short-stay parking spaces could harm the commercial activity of the center.

Traders of Sóller ask that the demonstration against massification be changed: "It will affect commercial activity"

Josep Genovard — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:01:44 +0000

The demonstration called by the Moviment Jove de Sóller and the platform Menys Turisme, Més Vida for next Saturday, August 8 arrives surrounded by controversy. After the tensions derived from the multitudinous protest against tourist overcrowding on July 26 in Palma, marked by the charges of the National Police at the end of the route, the controversy has now moved to Sóller. Just over a week before the mobilization, the Association of Merchants of Carrer de la Lluna has requested to modify the itinerary or the schedule of the march for security reasons and the impact it could have on commercial activity, a request that the organizers reject and interpret as an attempt to displace the protest from the main commercial axis of the municipality.

Against the disappearance of local commerce: we all have a role to play

Editorial ARA Balears — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 19:19:40 +0000

In the last fifteen years, 5,000 businesses have closed their doors in the Balearic Islands. It's a staggering figure and shows that we are facing a profound change in the model that goes beyond the economy. The closure of traditional commerce is also a process of collective loss: of the uniqueness of our streets, of the identity of neighborhoods and towns, of the network of trust and mutual support that is generated between customers and merchants.