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‘If we are from a dry land’: 13/06/26

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They say that when ants all set in motion, no one has given the order. It is not decided by the queen, as one might suppose, nor by the larger specimens, who usually act as soldiers. Nor is it decided by the worker ants, who carry out many different tasks. They decide to act when certain information has been verified and they clearly see that a joint response is needed.

The new action that has been scheduled for the evening of Saturday 13 June, within the Via Menorca campaign, incorporates the symbolism of ants. Fed up with seeing the setbacks the island is experiencing, the increasing threats and the empty speeches without content, the ants have decided to leave the anthill.

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‘Not even the cove, which was my world’: 13/06/26

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The romantic failure sung about in la balada d’en Lucas (Lucas’s ballad) includes a lament for the loss of values and identity that tourism-driven development caused on the Costa Brava. It is a song sung with deep feeling in Menorca as well, a land that is also being harmed by the impact of mass tourism.

On Saturday, 13 June, a protest event is being organised against the direction the island has been taking in recent times. No one who wants a dignified future for Menorca should be missing.

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Roads with a second purpose

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The construction of railways in North America was crucial to the colonisation of territories disputed with Indigenous tribes. The railway line that eventually connected east and west enabled the movement of goods, people and animals. It became one of the key elements in the transformation of those lands—a structural change that meant the definitive colonisation of Indigenous territories.

But there is no need to cross oceans to understand the relationship between infrastructure and its consequences for the places it connects. When land was still being subdivided in the countryside of Menorca, there was always some councillor pushing to pave rural roads in order to facilitate subsequent operations of parcelling and construction.

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Housing and tourist pressure, two related problems

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Access to housing has become a problem in recent years in Menorca. Addressing this important social challenge is an increasingly urgent need, and data and reflection are required to take steps in the right direction.

In this note, based on official data, some of the variables most closely related to the situation are analyzed.

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