Etiqueta 'European Commission'
News conference following a meeting with Foreign Ministers at the EU headquarters

News conference following a meeting with Foreign Ministers at the EU headquarters

News conference following a meeting with Foreign Ministers at the EU headquarters.

POOL 29/01/2021

Videoconference of EU leaders to discuss COVID-19

Videoconference of EU leaders to discuss COVID-19

Videoconference of EU leaders to discuss COVID-19.

POOL 22/01/2021

Videoconference of EU leaders to discuss COVID-19

International

EU to tighten travel curbs for virus hot spots

The Commission would add a new "dark red" category to its traffic light indications of risk, for regions where the virus was circulating at a very high rate.

Reuters22/01/2021 12:02

Passengers at Palma airport

Passengers at Palma airport

Antigen tests will be used at Palma airport from Monday for travellers who don't have proof of a negative PCR test.

Archive 19/11/2020

Few tourists in Mallorca

Tourism

Indignation at Spain not having presented tourism aid plan

The European Commission has not received any Spanish request for aid specific to the tourism industry.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter25/09/2020 12:11

The European Commission has come up with its plan for travel.

Coronavirus

Brussels plan to save the tourist season

Health "corridors" for countries with similar stages of virus control; the lifting of restrictions; social distancing; wearing of masks.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter13/05/2020 14:23

Tourists on the beach

The week in Tourism

Recalculating the tourist tax

Where tourist tax revenue is concerned, the original figure of 128 million euros is expected to be downgraded to between 12 and 24 million, a range which is optimistic.

Andrew Ede24/04/2020 11:01

At the airport yesterday.

Travel

Balearics critical of Brussels stance on air-traffic controllers

"It is one thing to defend the right to strike and it is another to guarantee the right of people to travel without problems."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter23/06/2018 00:00

Marc Pons, Balearic transport and energy minister (left), with Miguel Arias Cañete (right).

Environment

EU backing Balearic diesel vehicle phasing-out

Diesel vehicles will not be allowed to enter the islands from 2025; the same restriction will apply to petrol vehicles from 2035.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter22/02/2018 00:00

Joan Carles Moll (left) and Joan Miralles of Aptur.

Holiday rentals

Holiday rentals legislation to be challenged in Brussels

It is argued that the rentals legislation contravenes free market directives because it contains restrictive criteria.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter23/11/2017 00:00

Tax

Brussels looks to clip Hacienda’s wings on Modelo 720

There may be relief ahead from the threat of Modelo 720 sanctions for taxpayers in Spain.

Simon King02/03/2017 00:00

Residents will no longer be entitled to a discount on the Soller train.

Transport

Soller train discount to stop because it is discriminatory

The European Union believes that resident discounts amount to unequal treatment of people from other countries.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter06/02/2017 00:00