The Canary Islands Government has approved a new decree regulating the Fondo de Desarrollo de Canarias, guaranteeing the fund’s continuity with up to €1.626 billion over ten years. The funding will target social and healthcare infrastructure, public works including social housing, and innovation.
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Abandoned vehicles have become a recurring problem across the Canary Islands, with hundreds of cases opened in some municipalities but only a fraction of cars actually removed. ACAVI is calling for coordinated action between councils, island governments and the regional government to speed up removals.
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The proximity of a DANA west of the archipelago brings instability on Tuesday. El Hierro faces heavy, recurring showers and thunderstorms, while La Palma and La Gomera see weaker rain. The eastern islands stay mostly clear with only light showers possible inland.
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International air passenger arrivals to the Canary Islands reached 1.12 million in September, a 1.3% fall year-on-year, according to Turespaña. Low-cost carriers carried 721,661 travellers while traditional airlines saw a 4.6% decline, and the nine-month total stood at 11.57 million.
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The latest INE Atlas of Household Income Distribution shows 36.2% of Canary Islands residents live on low average net incomes, with the archipelago remaining among Spain’s poorest regions. Average net income per person in Las Palmas stood at 14,794 euros and 14,286 euros in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, both below the national average of 15,948 euros.
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Canary Islands banana producers have endured a punishing summer, with prices falling below 0.40 euros per kilo at times and imported bananas now capturing 53% of the Spanish market. Asprocan data shows the local fruit supplied just 47% of the peninsula and Balearic market in August.
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Autumn weather takes hold across the Canary Islands this Monday, with scattered showers, cool temperatures and rough seas on northern coasts. El Hierro faces the heaviest rain, with strong, persistent downpours possible in the afternoon.
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The sea around the Canary Islands is having its second-hottest year since records began, with temperatures peaking at 25.54C on 29 September. Researchers warn that warming waters threaten marine life, fisheries and coral reefs, and could turn the archipelago’s ecosystem upside down.
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The Canary Islands sit bottom of Spain’s regional ranking for social housing completed since 2019, with no protected homes finished since 2023. Official figures also show private construction remains far below the levels of the 2008 boom.
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A small boat carrying 41 men of Maghrebi origin has been towed into Arrecife after being spotted 26 miles northeast of Lanzarote. It is the third migrant vessel to reach the Canary Islands in 24 hours, following two cayucos that brought more than 180 people, including 23 minors, to El Hierro on Friday.
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