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Prince’s Government recommends that people get tested before the festive season
With the end-of-year festive season approaching, a time of year when we like to get together with our families and enjoy ourselves, the Prince’s Government is recommending that everyone, whether vaccinated or not, take a COVID test to protect their loved ones, particularly the most vulnerable.Strict adherence to bar...
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Monaco champions significant progress in protecting the Mediterranean at International Maritime Organization
The Principality of Monaco participated in the 79th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), held in London from 12 to 16 December 2022.The Monegasque delegation was led by Isabelle Rosabrunetto, the Principality’s Permanent Representative to the...
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ZERO WASTE: regulations changing from 1 January
As part of its ‘zero single-use plastic waste by 2030’ policy, the Prince's Government is strengthening its regulations with two new measures which will enter into force on 1 January 2023.From this date:- Meals that are eaten on the premises of a restaurant, café or similar will need to be served on reusable dishes;...
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COVID-19: weekly health update for the Principalityé
As of Sunday 18 December, a total of 15,851 people have been infected with coronavirus in the Principality since the beginning of the health crisis, and 15,701 people have recovered.Last week (from 12 to 18 December), 101 new positive cases of COVID-19 were recorded.On Sunday 18 December, 34 people, including 21 res...
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Ilot Pasteur development: Avenue de Fontvieille will reopen to uphill traffic from 23 December 2022
Work on the Ilot Pasteur development, which has required the closure of Avenue de Fontvieille to uphill traffic since 12 September, has accelerated in recent weeks, meaning that it will be possible to reopen the road from 6 pm on 23 December 2022.Initially announced for 15 January 2023, the reopening of the road to...
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Visit “The Palace Guards” exhibition until 16 February 2023 - Monaco Monte-Carlo railway station
The “Palace Guards” exhibition was installed at the Monaco Monte-Carlo railway station this weekend. Twelve photographs, dating from 1890 to 2022, are displayed in chronological order. The exhibition will run until 16 February 2023.Organised in partnership with SNCF Hubs & Connexions and Clear Channel, the exhib...
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Discussions continue with passenger transport industry representatives from Principality and Alpes-Maritimes
A further meeting was held this Friday morning, chaired by the Minister of State and attended, among others, by the Minister of Finance and Economy, the Minister of the Interior and the Prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes.Numerous areas were discussed, taking into account the concerns of each organisation.However, for sc...
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H.E. Anne-Marie Boisbouvier made Knight of the Legion of Honour
On Thursday 15 December 2022, H.E. Ms Anne-Marie Boisbouvier, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of the Principality of Monaco to UNESCO, was awarded the rank of Knight of the National Legion of Honour, in the presence of H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince and senior dignitaries from the Principality.The honours were presen...
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Installation of Gonfalon des Pénitents Blancs in Chapel of Mercy
An iconic work representing the Principality’s historic and religious heritage, the Gonfalon des Pénitents Blancs (Gonfalon of the White Penitents) was recently permanently installed in the Chapel of Mercy. The state of preservation of this processional banner was such that a complete restoration was required, and w...
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United Nations – Monaco takes part in two-day meeting devoted to oceans and law of the sea
On 8 December 2022, H.E. Isabelle Picco took part in the commemorations to mark the fortieth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a true “Constitution for the Oceans”. On 9 December, Florian Botto, First Secretary at Monaco’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, gav...
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