Tag Archives: Territory

Cala Mitjana: parking with dipped headlights, short-sighted solutions

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The decision to expand the parking lot at Cala Mitjana is one of the measures stemming from the Balearic Government’s Decree Law, aimed at overlooking the side effects of institutional policy. For years, Cala Mitjana has been doubling or even tripling its maximum user capacity. Expanding the parking lot further degrades the natural area and diminishes the tourist experience of visiting this beautiful beach.

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Cala en Turqueta Advocates for a New Path for Menorca

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The Via Menorca campaign made history this past weekend by moving to a real beach: from Cala en Turqueta, we envisioned and organized a change of course for Menorca.

Early on Saturday morning, July 27th, a group of 250 people coordinated to meet at the parking lot of this beach, filling it with residents’ cars for about six hours. The gathering continued on the beach, where participants crafted various messages on the sand using towels and their own bodies. These images were used to convey to the world the concern of a significant portion of the Menorcan population about the island’s increasing overcrowding.

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Petition for Unconstitutionality of the Omnibus Decree Law

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Allowing construction in flood or fire risk areas again, legalizing buildings on rural land without meeting the minimum parameters set by territorial planning, and contradicting higher regulations through a Decree Law based on “extraordinary and urgent necessity” represents a substantial change in the legal conditions of the Balearic Islands’ territory. This arbitrary move creates significant discrimination among citizens.

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Read the manifesto against the overcrowding of tourism in Menorca

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Last Saturday, the 8th, the Biosphere Square in Maó, where the headquarters of the Island Council is located, was filled with an outcry against the growing tourist overcrowding of the island.

It is highly recommended to read the demands that were raised in the manifesto, because they argue the reasons for the mobilization and go in step with the usual textbook criticism made about these acts.

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Complaint to UNESCO for attempted legalization in rural land

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The announcement made by the Balearic Government and the Island Governing Council (Consell Insular) to make illegal buildings on rural land legal, will be denounced by GOB to UNESCO. The entity believes that this directly contradicts the spirit of the Reserve of the Biosphere and its regulatory instruments.

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The shame of legalizing large houses on rustic land

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The Balearic Government has announced that it is working on a law that will permit making all illegal building on rustic land legal. In Menorca, the greatest number is found in vegetable allotments, where GOB has confirmed the existence of dozens of houses that far exceed 300 square meters. This is an urban speculation almost unrecognised in our democracy.

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Thursday 9 May: Overcrowding and housing: information at GOB office

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Public institutions are trying to avoid confronting the problem of tourist overcrowding and its consequences, arguing that there is a shortage of studies. Meanwhile, the usual spokespersons for the tourist sector adopt denial postures for some of the problems that are already more than evident.

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