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Inventory of groupers and brown meagres in Monegasque waters: report
As part of the Prince’s Government’s policy on protecting biodiversity, the Department of the Environment led its sixth campaign to take an inventory of dusky groupers (Epinephelus marginatus) in the Principality’s waters during October 2015.
Read moreDepartment of Urban Amenities: pest control campaign
Part of the role of the Department of Urban Amenities involves controlling pests (mosquitoes, rats, pigeons, etc.) in publicly owned areas including green spaces, valleys, service tunnels and sewage networks.
Read moreAMADE Monaco presents cheque to Monaco Humanitarian Collective
To mark its fiftieth anniversary, AMADE Monaco presented a cheque for €150,000 to the Monaco Humanitarian Collective on Friday 15 April. Thanks to this donation, it will be possible to provide surgeries for 15 children in the Principality.
Read moreThe IPCC Decides to Produce a Special Report on the Ocean
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), whose 43rd working session came to a close on13April 2016 in Nairobi, has approved the drafting of three special reports (1), including a report on interaction between the climate, the ocean and the cryosphere.On the initiative of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monac...
Read moreWorld Theatre Day Thursday 21 April 2016 – 8 p.m. – Théâtre Princesse Grace
The Monegasque National Commission for UNESCO and the Théâtre Princesse Grace are joining celebrations of World Theatre Day.For the occasion, seven of the Principality’s theatre companies will get together at the Théâtre Princesse Grace on Thursday 21 April 2016 for an evening devoted to the performing arts and the...
Read moreNMNM: Last chance to discover Roland Flexner’s work at Villa Paloma’s Project Space
This is the last week that visitors will be able to see the work of Roland Flexner (born in Nice in 1944), which is being exhibited at Villa Paloma’s Project Space in parallel with the Duane Hanson exhibition.For this exhibition, Roland Flexner is presenting almost 80 drawings from various series (Figures and Vanita...
Read moreLondon’s Royal College of Music plays concert in Fire Station courtyard
Students from the senior classes at the Royal College of Music in London, currently on a placement at the Prince Rainier III Academy of Music, gave a concert in the courtyard of La Condamine Fire Station on Friday evening, alongside their counterparts from the Monegasque Academy. The concert was staged with the supp...
Read moreEVER: H.E. the Minister of State Takes the Wheel of an Electric Vehicle
Spotlight on sport in Monaco at the UN
To celebrate the third International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, the Monaco Crossroad for Sports photo exhibition was opened on Thursday 31 March by H.E. Ms Isabelle Picco, Monaco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and Mr Edmond Mulet, the Secretary-General’s Chef de Cabinet.Representative...
Read more2016 photo competition – 40 years of RAMOGE: the Mediterranean in all its guises
As part of the celebrations of its fortieth anniversary, the RAMOGE Agreement is launching a photo competition open to everyone.Since 1976, the RAMOGE Agreement has been a tool for scientific, technical and administrative cooperation between the governments of Monaco, France and Italy to protect and preserve the mar...
Read moreChildren's Rights: Gilles Tonelli Takes Part in a Council of Europe Conference
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, accompanied by H.E. Mr. Rémi Mortier, Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe, is taking part in a high-level Conference of the Council of Europe entitled "Reaching the Heights for the Rights of the Child," which is taking place in Sofia on 5 and 6...
Read moreMonaco takes part in Journées de la Francophonie in Italy
On 22 March, Monaco’s Embassy in Italy participated in the round table organised in Rome to mark the end of the Journées de la Francophonie celebration of French language on the theme “Franco + Sport for Peace”.To mark the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (5–21 August) and Paralympic Games (7–18 September), the Group of Franc...
Read moreSurvey of recipients of Industrial Subsidies
In a global context in which the industrial sector is faced with changes in work and models of production, the Government of the Principality remains attentive to developments in the activities of this sector. In this regard, the Government wished to assess the "Industrial Subsidies" in order to have a co...
Read moreALPARC Council Meeting
The ALPARC Council Meeting will be held on 7 and 8 April in Monaco. Established in 1995, ALPARC – the Alpine Network of Protected Areas – brings together 34 organisations which manage protected areas within the region covered by the Alpine Convention. It is the largest federation of protected areas in the Alps.
Read moreEmbassy of Monaco to the United States Reception in honour of new Secretary of Smithsonian Institution
On 29 March in Washington, D.C., Monaco’s Embassy organised a reception in honour of the new Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution,* Dr David J. Skorton.** The reception, held at the Ambassador’s Residence, provided an opportunity to present the leader of the world’s largest museum and research centre complex to...
Read moreTelethon 2015: a success Monaco applies to be candidate city for Telethon 2016
During the Telethon Merci ceremony organised on Wednesday 30 March by members of the Office of the Association for the Promotion and Organisation of the Monaco Telethon (OTM), Minister of Health and Social Affairs Stéphane Valeri officially announced Monaco’s candidacy as an ambassador city for the thirtieth Teletho...
Read morePartnership with Italy's Official Development Assistance
Following the Agreement signed on 31 March 2015 between the Prince's Government and the Government of the Italian Republic in the field of development cooperation, the Department of International Cooperation travelled to Rome on 23 and 24 March 2016 for an update on this partnership and on co-financed projects.A del...
Read moreMonaco attends meeting of UN Refugee Agency
Faced with the unprecedented migration crisis caused by the conflict in Syria, the UN Secretary General, who called for the meeting, expressed his hope that all legal solutions would be considered in order to improve the reception and settlement of Syrian refugees.In his introductory remarks, Mr Ban Ki-moon recalled...
Read moreCreation of a Concrete Base for the Engelin Project
As part of the start of structural work by the State on the Engelin project, the base of the building is about to be created.
Read moreMonaco ratifies its eighth Hague Convention on Private International Law
The Principality of Monaco recently deposited its instrument of ratification to the Hague Convention of 13 January 2000 on International Protection of Adults, becoming the ninth Contracting State to do so. The Convention will come into force for Monaco on 1 July 2016.The Convention covers a range of private internat...
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