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Trainings, info stands, regional awards gala and video to fete Volunteer Day on Formentera

The Formentera Office of Social Welfare is pleased to announce the week-long programme of activities in celebration of International Volunteer Day (5 December). Rafael Ramírez, councillor of social welfare, highlighted the work of "Formentera's volunteers -entities and individuals alike- for a more egalitarian, participatory and associative society", and noted that "government agencies have supported them, acknowledged their ...

Consell endorses fully subsidised bus fare in 2023 and presses health authority for Basic Health Unit in La Mola

Today members of local government gathered for the November full-house assembly of the Consell de Formentera, securing backing for fully state-subsidised fare for seasonal and multi-journey bus tickets in 2023; a Basic Health Unit in El Pilar de la Mola; road upgrades, and a local astronomical observatory. On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, councillors issued an official pro...

TSJB upholds regulation of Estany des Peix and rejects precautionary suspension requested by business group

The High Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands (TSJB) has issued an order denying the injunction requested by an association of businesses and individuals that use Estany des Peix which would have involved suspending the initial approval of anchorage rules at the lake. The order highlights the fact that the public has a particularly salient interest in ensuring the rules are enforced. As for the reasons for rejecting the r...

Formentera hosts presentation of CES report on Balearic economy, employment and society in 2021

Today Ana Juan and Bartomeu Escandell, president and finance councillor, respectively, of the Consell de Formentera, met with Rafel Ballester Salvà, president of the Economic and Social Council (CES), to present the CES's 2021 report on the economy, employment and society of the Balearic Islands. After the meeting, Josep Valero González and Anna Grau, secretary general and head of studies, respectively, of the CES, joined in a...

Formentera asks telecoms for better telephone and Internet coverage

The Formentera Office of New Technologies is pleased to report that the main telephone and mobile data providers have been asked to improve coverage and address communications problems on the island. Vanessa Parellada, councillor of new technologies, and department chiefs, met with Ramon Roca, regional director general of modernisation and digital administration, and representatives of the main telephone and data providers (T...

Consell d'Entitats meets to set fees and dates for formentera.eco in 2023

Yesterday at 7.30pm, Formentera's league of associations convened to review and evaluate the results of formentera.eco, the scheme to regulate vehicles brought and driven on the island in 2022. Attendees of the gathering reviewed two proposals on the fees and start and end dates of the scheme in 2023. On Monday 12 December, the Consell d'Entitats will reconvene for a second session to review feedback from the island's associat...