NEW EUROPEAN group created
A new European citizens lobby group has been formed on Mallorca. Europeos Por Espanya has its committee of leading local business people established with Richard Porter as President and Calvia Councillor Kate Mentink, Honorary President, and the primary aims of the new Social Movement is to lobby regional and national government over issues which are important to the European community here in Mallorca. Others aims, are to promote the integration and active participation of European citizens in political life in Spain, encourage citizens to register (the Padron) in their municipality of residence and on the Census of EU residents, thereby enabling them to vote in local and European elections.

The association believes that if all non-Spanish European citizens exercise their right to vote in Spain, then it will be able to lobby for EU citizens to participate in national elections, something they do not have the right to do at the moment. The association is open to all nationalities living on the island and their web site will provide helpful information. It will also be hosting live debates come the end of the summer once the association is well and truly established. Issues such as residents permits, the recent debacle over the change in electricity billing and the forthcoming free-electricity market, which is going to lead to even further hikes in electricity bills, are examples of issues which the new association is going to act on, at both regional and national levels, on behalf of the public. This is their website www.epore.org

Airport Tax reduced for Palma Airport
The Spanish Congress have approval of a motion to double the share of airport taxes the Spanish government currently covers in the Balearics, Now at 15 percent this will double to at least 30 percent. The Spanish government has also offered airlines extra incentives and financial rewards if they manage to increase year-on-year passenger figures. In accordance with the stimulus package, airlines that do manage to increase passenger numbers in the Balearics will enjoy a great reduction in the amount of airport taxes they have to pay. Any airline which doubles its passenger figures could be entitled to its airport taxes being completely waived. The move is going to benefit the travel industry as a whole at a time when tourism is suffering in the Balearics. By cutting airport operating costs, the Balearics hopes airlines will maintain or even increase their operations and also serve to keep airfares steady.

Island quality food in demand
The credit crunch has failed to eat into the success the quality food products of Mallorca; figures show that sales figures for 2008 were 1.7 percent up on the previous year. The regional Minister for Agriculture, Merce Amer reported that the food sector generated income of 66.6 million euros last year. Sales of Majorcan olive oil were up by 18.3 percent as were those of regional wine, by 3.4 percent.

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