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Urban art THE proliferation of ugly graffiti through‐ out parts of Palma is considered to be a blight on the city and is expensive to re‐ move. Many of those who are caught in the act or identified later are considered legal mi‐ nors which means that the punishments avail‐ able to the authorities are restricted. Palma Council has decided therefore to take a course of educa‐ tion rather than com‐ plete eradication and on Sunday January 9 will run an urban art workshop in Sa Riera Park which will be led by the artists Durban, Sone and others with music supplied by DJ Manu C. This workshop will introduce the new space of urban art that has been created in the park which aims to help prevent the pro‐ liferation of vandal graffiti in Palma. Next to the Sa Riera amphitheatre, areas have been created where it will be possi‐ ble to create graffiti which will be main‐ tained for a period of time and then re‐ moved. These Ephemeral art murals are part of a se‐ ries of improvements that have been made to the park as part of the renovation plan.
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Issue No. 1905
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Public restraint NEW YEAR’S EVE was faced with considerable trepidation by the authorities on Mallorca due to the increase in infections and the fear that there could be uncontrolled get togethers. In the event, the majority of large events were cancelled and there were only minor problems of compliance with Covid-19 regulations, such as poor signage of capacity, lack of social distancing or poorly worn masks. There were police and council patrols keeping an eye on events and there was just one illegal party broken up and two premises closed for breaches of the regulations. All in all, this was considered a major success and the Balearic Government went out of its way to publicly thank those living on the island for acting so responsibly and still managing to enjoy themselves. It is believed that this show of restraint by the majority will ensure that figures of infection will not suddenly spike.
BALEARIC WATERS: Include delicate marine life.
THE Balearic Government has urged the gov‐ ernment of Spain to support on an interna‐ tional level its proposal to declare the waters around the Balearic Islands a particularly sen‐ sitive marine area (ZMES). Based on precedent in other parts of the world such a decision would include measures to prevent, reduce and control marine pollu‐ tion by ships. The Governing Council Agreement has therefore encouraged the State Executive to study and submit a proposal in this regard to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the specialised agency of the United Nations that promotes safe, environmentally sound, efficient and sustainable maritime transport. The International Maritime Organisation ful‐ fils this mission by adopting standards of mar‐ itime protection and safety, efficient naviga‐ tion and the prevention and control of pollution caused by ships, as well as by consid‐ ering related legal matters and the effective implementation of instruments of this organi‐ sation so that they are applied universally and uniformly.
In this context, the Mediterranean Sea is one of the busiest sea routes in the world and is the gateway between Europe and Asia via the Suez Canal. Consequently, the waters surrounding the Balearic archipelago play a very important role within international maritime transport that can have an unfavourable impact on the ma‐ rine and coastal environment and human health. A particularly sensitive marine area, accord‐ ing to the resolution adopted in 2005 by the International Maritime Organisation, is one that should be subject to special protection, in accordance with the measures adopted by this United Nations body, in attention to its impor‐ tance for the recognised ecological, socio‐eco‐ nomic or scientific characteristics, if these char‐ acteristics may be damaged as a result of international maritime activities. The Balearic Government considers that the Spanish Government should submit an appli‐ cation to the IMO to have the Balearics de‐ clared as having particularly sensitive marine areas, in accordance with international regula‐ tions.
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