A quick cheap caña and a tapa could be coming to an end in Majorca and across the rest of Spain if the European Commission has its way.
The European Union is looking to increase taxes on beer, wine, and other alcoholic beverages as the minimum rates to be applied by all member states have not been revised since 1992.
Earlier this month, the Commission launched a call for feedback on the EU framework governing excise duty rates for alcohol.
Is it last orders for cheap booze in the Balearics?
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Adam... Have you even ever been to Mallorca, or Spain?
This is a Spanish problem unfortunately these party's are mostly local Mallorcan Young people getting out of control and right in your face how long has this been going on 10 ,15 20 years yea baby , common folks they will always find the booze to make it to the Party down on the Maritime by the club de Mar and then go to the club Gomila or Pacha later to get some Coke and then go home , Politicians are sickening now there gonna sort this out I thought it was the Brit´s or the Germans but it's also a Spanish problem a Mallorcan problem they can't even shut down the Drug business , raise the legal age for Cokaine . this has been going on for a Great number of years .
Coming from a generation that grew up in the U.K. when strict licensing laws applied to when and where alcohol could be consumed or purchased. I used to marvel at the ease of which booze could be obtained in the continent and how sensible and normal drink was consumed. The famous weekend 10.30 pm last order swills and resultant punch ups I witnessed in the U.K. I rarely saw in continental Europe. The U.K. alcohol liberalisation means booze is available all day everyday. Drunkenness is still a issue particularly among the young. The drunkenness cannot be solved by legislation or liberalism but buy a grown up respect of others and alcohol
The government can fight in favour or against and to what degree as much as it wants but all such laws are only of any use if they are enforced...and we can assume that enforcement will be lacking which in turn renders the law fairly irrelevant..and consequentially the Balearics will have numerous tourists who failed to comply and they will get back on their planes home and nothing will happen....so much for increasing the quality of Balearic tourism!!
As an American where the legal drinking age is 21....let me assure you the age has nothing to do with 'forcing to stop it'. It's even worse there and the kids just get it even younger because it's not allowed. It's more education than anything else.