2 million euros authorised for exemptions and subsidies for enrolment at the UIB
The Regional Ministry of Education guarantees that no student will have to drop out of higher education for financial reasons. The Government of the Balearic Islands provides 2 million euros to the UIB to make student grants effective The Consell de Govern has today...
The online public library eBiblio celebrates its 10th anniversary with record numbers of loans and readers
The library lending platform, promoted by the Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the autonomous communities, has lent more than 18 million books of all genres, audiobooks, comics and magazines in this decade. eBiblio, the online library lending platform...
The number of households that did not waste food in 2023 increased by 4.4 % compared to the previous year
The trend in recent years is positive, with Spanish households wasting 13.2 % less food and drink than in 2020. The number of households that did not waste any food increased by 4.4% in 2023 compared to the previous year. This confirms the positive and decreasing...
The Hospital Comarcal de Inca awards the purchase of new diagnostic technology for more than 1.3 million euros
The Radiology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Pneumology services will renew part of their diagnostic equipment. The Hospital Comarcal de Inca has awarded the purchase of three X-ray rooms, a surgical arch, three latest-generation ultrasound scanners, a monitor and a...
Health will process the new diplomas of accreditation in palliative care
Four diplomas in Palliative Care are created for healthcare professionals The Regional Ministry of Health, through the Directorate General for Health Research, Training and Accreditation, will process the accreditation of new diplomas in Palliative Care. These...
The project for the construction of a new nursery school in Pollença is authorised
The Government will grant a subsidy of 932,000 euros to Pollença Town Council for the creation of public places for children from 0 to 3 years of age. The new infrastructure, which has been declared an investment of regional interest, will have a total of 74 new...
Social Security exceeds 21.2 million affiliated members
So far in 2024, the number of members in seasonally adjusted terms has grown by more than 351,000 people. Construction workersConstruction workers. As of 13 September, Social Security registered 21,211,297 members, the second consecutive day that the 21.2 million mark...
The 19th edition of the Fira del Llibre en Català de Menorca (Catalan Book Fair of Menorca) has arrived
The 19th edition of the Fira del Llibre en Català de Menorca (Catalan Book Fair of Menorca) has been presented at the Sa Catòlica bookshop in Maó. The fair, promoted by the Department of Culture, Education, Youth and Sports of the Consell Insular de Menorca, will be...
The Consell de Eivissa presents the Tourism Intelligence System at the Madrid Tech Show technology fair
On 16th and 17th October the Consell Insular de Eivissa took part in the Madrid Tech Show technology fair, in the Big Data & AI area, where it presented the recently created Eivissa Tourism Intelligence System (SIT Ibiza). Through the presentations organised by...
The Consell de Mallorca launches a new line of grants to town councils for research projects aimed at promoting the consumption of local produce
This call, endowed with 300,000 euros, includes grants ranging from 3,500 to 10,500 euros. The Consell de Mallorca, through the Department of Economic Promotion and Local Development, has launched for the first time a 300,000-euro call for grants aimed at the island's...
The Pilot Plan for Childhood Immunisation against the flu has now been completed in 16 schools
The councillor for Health, Manuela García, and the councillor for Education, Antoni Vera, attended the vaccination of 237 children at the Santa Mónica school in Palma, 65% of those vaccinated. The pilot school immunisation plan continues, with 2,900 students born...
Emergency actions in the sewerage and treatment facilities over the last two months
The main interventions have been necessary in Menorca to alleviate the effects of the DANA on Abaqua's purification systems. The Government has earmarked more than 118,000 euros to improve the affected infrastructures. The Consell de Govern has been informed of the...