Ukrainian refugees squatting in a Palma hostel that was temporary accommodation
The arrangement came to an end in June 2023
The hostel was acquired by an association in 2021. | Photo: Fernando Fernández
Palma07/05/2025 09:18
A group of Ukrainian refugees, who arrived in Mallorca in October 2022, continue to live in the old Hostal Sorrento in Palma's La Soledat district, despite the agreement for their accommodation having come to an end in June 2023.
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Justin FlationBecause genuine war refugees (if that's what they are) have to flee their homes practically overnight and don't have the opportunity of planning an orderly exit. They have to leave everything behind including their capital. Maybe they arrive here with some small change but not much else.
Re. Charles. The biggest laugh is when the police are shown in the media chasing the Africans around Palma to make it look like they are serious about putting a stop to their illegalities. Once year around now if I remember correctly. What gets me is they are now spreading their blankets of tat right outside the shops in the Borne. If it was my shop I'd be arrested!!
Charles Dalrymple-ChumleyWhy do you assume they don’t have any money? Are they legally not allowed to work? I agree the African situation is out of hand. It has easily grown >20x over the past 2 years. The police show up and they simply move. I’ve seen some continue even with police watching them with no repercussion. Doesn’t seem like anything is being done to disincentivize them from coming and setting up more spots..
God knows what the conditions are like inside. But why on earth did the prosecutors think there was merit in pursuing a criminal charge and a 1000 Euros fine when clearly this group don't have 2 cents to rub together? And the Council needs to recognise that Ukrainian war refugees and African migrants are not the same animal and that the hordes of Africans filling our streets and parks with sheets laden with junk bags, football shirts and the like are just peddlers of goods not real refugees. They are now everywhere and all the police do is to move them from one location to the other like a sheep dog moves a flock around. They're a blight on Palma's beautiful avenues and the Council needs to step up and confiscate their goods, arrest them so their mug shots can be taken and warn that a second arrest will be much more serious.