According to the Socialists, "social discontent has been laid bare by modifications that fail to incorporate a large part of the objections raised, along with complaints about the lack of explanations from the municipal government team." They added that "the planning report clearly states that some of the modifications included in the general plan were imposed by the mayor, Jaume Ferriol." The meeting was held to gather residents' opinions on the new municipal urban development plan. According to the Socialists, "the outcome could not have been more disappointing: widespread rejection of a project that does not serve the general interest of the town and has not been sufficiently explained." In the presentation of the document a few weeks ago, the team from the Department of Territory and Urban Planning of the Consell de Mallorca, which drafted the María Regulations, outlined a project that prioritized compact growth and the protection of the town's traditional character. The maximum population limit for Maria now reaches 3,550 inhabitants, an increase of 300 people from the limit indicated in the first draft of the modification, presented in 2023. According to the Socialists, "the residents present at the meeting expressed their disagreement with the planning. The municipality's Subsidiary Regulations clearly state that many of the incorporated modifications do not respond to the 297 objections submitted to the previous draft, but rather were 'imposed' by the mayor, Jaume Ferriol." Accusations

"Thus, changes to the project are discussed through the direct intermediation of Ferriol to eliminate a developable area in Font i Roig, delimit a new sector of developable industrial land next to the existing one, include land in the north of the center classified as parking and green area within a developable sector and the elimination of all openings that refer to the future of educational, social and cultural facilities, nor the need to think about a common project for the municipality, and not based on particular interests."

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The Socialists of Sineu have submitted a series of objections this week to the proposed amendments to the Subsidiary Planning Regulations with a clear objective: to prevent the establishment of large, high-intensity livestock farms in the municipality. The proposal aims to limit the size of future farms and prevent the accumulation of several large-capacity facilities in the same area. According to the Socialists, the urban planning document currently open for public comment could allow new farms with up to 560 Gross Livestock Units (UBG), a threshold roughly equivalent to 40,000 laying hens in the case of poultry. This possibility would be included within the area located between two and four kilometers from urban centers, which, according to the Socialist Party (PSOE), would open the door to mega-farms. "A 40,000-laying-hen farm in Sineu would be excessive, and the new Subsidiary Regulations must prevent it," states the Socialist spokesperson in the municipality, José Manuel García, who proposes reducing the limit to 280 UBG. Defense of a traditional and family-based agricultural model

The group asserts that the establishment of large-scale intensive farms contradicts the town's productive essence. "We defend the agricultural model based on family farms and extensive agriculture, which is what has historically defined Sineu," García emphasizes. According to him, the regional decree allows for large facilities, but municipal planning regulations can limit them to protect the land. The Secretary General of the PSOE in Mallorca, Amanda Fernández, reinforces this position: "Government regulations allow for mega-farms, but that's not what the people of Sineu want, nor what we want." Minimum distance of one kilometer between farms

Another proposal suggests increasing the minimum distance between farms to one kilometer to avoid "cumulative effects" that, collectively, exceed the limit of 280 Livestock Units (LU). The aim is to prevent several nearby facilities from generating environmental impacts or problems of coexistence with the municipality. Furthermore, the Socialist group proposes introducing a new regulatory category: "Intensive Livestock Farm of Industrial Dimensions." This definition seeks to clearly differentiate large-scale facilities from extensive and family farms, applying the establishment and expansion restrictions only to the former.

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The Secretary General of the PSIB (Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands) and President of the Congress of Deputies, Francina Armengol, called for elections in the Valencian Community on Monday during a meeting with Socialist representatives from the Balearic Islands, Catalonia, and the Valencian Community, according to Europa Press. "We need to bring common sense when the Valencian government isn't," she said at the start of the presentation of a document on climate change, culture, and housing prepared by the parliamentary groups of the three territories. The spokesperson for the PSPV (Socialist Party of the Valencian Country), José Muñoz, accused the PP (People's Party) and Vox of "trying to prevent citizens from voting" and of using climate change "as a bargaining chip."

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