MALLORCA TODAY - Tourism law passed; Catalan law an insult

The Balearics parliament has approved the new tourism law today, while the debate regarding the modified public service law has been enlivened by the PSM Mallorcan socialists suggesting that it represents an expression of "que se jodan" towards Catalan speakers. This is a reference to the swearing by Partido Popular deputy Andrea Fabra in the national congress when she used the expression during the announcement of cuts by Prime Minister Rajoy. Fabra has now been censured by her party for inappropriate language. She said that she directed the expression towards the opposition, but some have claimed that it was directed at the unemployed. The expression means "fuck you" or "fuck that".

MALLORCA TODAY - Balearics tourism and public sector laws to be approved Tuesday

A significant day beckons this week in the Balearic parliament. Two bills, both contentious in different ways, are set to be approved on Tuesday. One is the new tourism law, the other the modified law for the public sector, key to which is the dropping of Catalan as a requisite for working on behalf of the regional government and therefore in various jobs, such as those in the health service.

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