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    <title><![CDATA[Ara Balears in English - pandemic]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[The PP believes that Aldama's confession confirms that the Armengol government enriched the Ábalos and Koldo network.]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/a38a25ec-1f01-4356-a3af-5554da7dabc4_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>The People's Party (PP) believes that Víctor de Aldama's court confession confirms that the government led by Francina Armengol allowed public funds belonging to the citizens of the Balearic Islands to enrich the network linked to José Luis Ábalos and Koldo García through the purchase of face masks during the pandemic. According to the party's general coordinator and PP spokesperson in the Balearic Parliament, Sebastià Sagreras, Aldama admitted that the profits obtained from the sale of face masks were distributed among the members of the network, and that some of the funds came from contracts with the Armengol government. "Today we know that the money of the citizens of the Balearic Islands ended up being turned into commissions and kickbacks for Ábalos and Koldo," he emphasized. Sagreras denounced that "none of this would have been possible without the collaboration of the Armengol government," which he accused of "opening the door wide for them."</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Jan 2026 09:02:30 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[The president of Zamaro CF, Víctor de Aldama.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Aldama has said that the profits obtained from the sale of masks were divided among the members of the scheme, and that some of the funds came from contracts with the Armengol government.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[From the closure of Son Dureta to Covid: a quarter of a century of Balearic healthcare]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/from-the-closure-of-son-dureta-to-covid-quarter-of-century-of-balearic-healthcare_1_5602506.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/fc7c0a11-19da-4d71-92cf-078ea85f3aad_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>Over the past 25 years, the public health system of the Balearic Islands has undergone a profound transformation marked by the construction of new hospitals and the closure of old ones. <a href="https://www.arabalears.cat/etiquetes/son-dureta/" target="_blank">Son Dureta</a>Technological modernization and the brutal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic have shaped the Balearic healthcare system since the late 1990s. For decades, Son Dureta Hospital (opened in 1955 as the Virgen de Lluc Health Residence) was the island's main referral center. However, over time its facilities became outdated, and in the early 2000s, with the People's Party (PP) in power, the political decision was made to build a new main referral hospital, Son Espases, disregarding the previous agreement of the Pact for Progress with the national government to renovate the old hospital's facilities. The process culminated in January 2012. <a href="https://www.arabalears.cat/societat/comenca-l-enderrocament-l-edifici-principal-son-dureta_1_5319605.html" target="_blank">when the definitive closure of Son Dureta was certified</a> After the transfer of all services to Son Espases.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Héctor Rubio]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Dec 2025 17:18:32 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[A healthcare technician at the General Hospital during the pandemic.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[New infrastructure, modernization, and an unprecedented crisis have marked a quarter-century of public health.]]></subtitle>
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