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Principality supports CITES COP19
The Principality of Monaco participated in the 19th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES COP19), held in Panama from 14 to 25 November 2022.The Convention, which has been in force since 1975, seeks to ensure that international trade d...
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H.E. Carole Lanteri pays courtesy call on Volker Türk, new United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
On Wednesday 4 January 2023, H.E. Carole Lanteri, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Principality to the Office of the United Nations in Geneva, paid a courtesy call on Volker Türk, the new United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.During their meeting, the Ambassador and the High Commissioner di...
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Covid-19 - Weekly health report for the Principality
As of Sunday 1st January, since the beginning of the health crisis, the Principality's health balance sheet stood at 15,958 people affected by the coronavirus.At the same time, 15,852 people have been declared cured.Last week (from 26/12 to 01/01), 40 new Covid-19 positive cases were revealed.As of Sunday 1 January,...
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A message from the Prince’s Government
It was with great sadness that the Prince’s Government learned yesterday of the death of Monseigneur Bernard Barsi, the Archbishop Emeritus of the Principality of Monaco, where he officiated as the head of the Diocese for 20 years.Throughout these years, until his retirement in 2020, Monseigneur Bernard Barsi guided...
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The Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region announces its commitment alongside the Principality of Monaco to create a Sea Academy
At the launch of Act V of Mediterranean of the Future, a major conference involving European Mediterranean territories and stakeholders that aims to address ways of adapting to climate change, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco and Renaud Muselier, President of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region and V...
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Covid-19 - Weekly health report for the Principality
As of Sunday 25th December, since the beginning of the health crisis, the Principality's health balance sheet stood at 15,918 people affected by the coronavirus.At the same time, 15,804 people have been declared cured.Last week (from 19/12 to 25/12), 67 new Covid-19 positive cases were revealed. As of Sunday 25 Dece...
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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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