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Civil protection : Firefighters from Burkina Faso visit Principality
The Burkina Faso National Fire Brigade (BNSP) is visiting the Principality on Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 October to meet their Monegasque peers and to attend a review of the evaluation of the partnership for the period 2016–2019.The meeting is taking place as part of the Monegasque Cooperation for Development’s flagsh...
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Launch of seasonal flu prevention campaign
The Prince’s Government’s Ministry of Health and Social Affairs would like to remind people that seasonal flu will be making its annual return in the coming weeks.Flu is dangerous for the elderly, pregnant women and those who suffer from chronic conditions. The flu virus is very easily transmitted by coughing and vi...
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A Morning Dedicated to the Order of Chartered Accountants
On Friday morning, on the initiative of Stéphane Garino, President of the Order of Chartered Accountants, Serge Pierryves, the Director of the Business Development Agency, met with the Principality's chartered accountants. The meeting took place at the Novotel, in the presence of Thierry Orsini, Director General of...
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SICCFIN takes part in FATF session
Michel Hunault, Director of the Service d’Information et de Contrôle sur les Circuits Financiers (SICCFIN), Monaco’s financial investigation unit, and Lia Umans, an external consultant, took part in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) session at the OECD due to the Principality’s participation in MONEYVAL.The ses...
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French cyber security agency ANSSI pays visit to Monaco Cyber Security Agency
Guillaume Poupard, the Director General of France’s cyber security agency, the Agence Nationale de la Sécurité des Systèmes d’Information (ANSSI), paid a visit to the Monaco Cyber Security Agency on 11 October.The two agencies meet twice a year as part of the Cooperation Programme agreed between them in October 2015...
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EduLab Monaco accelerates digital transformation in schools
The creation of EduLab Monaco, part of the #ExtendedMonaco programme, is a concrete illustration of the priority accorded by the Prince’s Government to modernising educational practices through the use of digital technology. This new space, which focuses on encouraging experimentation with innovative digital tools a...
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The International Children's Rights Day is in a Month's Time! 20 November 1989 – 20 November 2019
To mark the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Principality's educational community has been extensively involved in preparations for this Day, which will take place on Wednesday 20 November 2019.A sale of badges stating "I am taking part in the I...
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Cooperation: installation of photovoltaic system at Arkhangai Archaeological Research and Exhibition Centre (Mongolia)
The Tsatsyn Ereg Archaeological Research and Exhibition Centre, located in the Mongolian province of Arkhangai, was equipped with a photovoltaic solar power system funded by the Prince’s Government in August and September this year.Now operating on renewable energy, the Centre, which is the result of a joint mission...
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Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters 2020 : The Ticket Office is Open
From 11 to 19 April 2020, the courts of the Monte-Carlo Country Club will be host to the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. This tournament is in the ATP's highest category – the ATP World Tour Masters 1000.Online ticket sales are open and can be accessed via the tournament's website, www.rolexmontecarlomasters.mc under th...
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The Prince Pierre of Monaco Foundation and the Monaco Philosophical Meetings Award the 2019 Principality's Prize
The 2019 Principality's Prize was awarded jointly on Tuesday 15 October by the Monaco Philosophical Meetings and the Prince Pierre of Monaco Foundation to Georges Didi-Huberman, for the whole of his work.The winner of the Principality's Prize is invited to give a lecture in the year following the awarding of the Pri...
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