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The festival of animals is back in Monaco!
43rd International Circus Festival of Monte-CarloFrom the 17th to the 27th January 2019Press Release n°3
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Monaco against deforestation: Charter on the Use and Virtuous Management of Wood
The Charter on the Use and Virtuous Management of Wood is part of the "Monaco Against Deforestation" campaign, initiated in 2011 as the result of a partnership between the Prince's Government, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, the MC2D association and IMEDD. This Charter is subject to an annual as...
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Baroque concert at Monaco’s Embassy in Italy
A baroque concert at Monaco’s Embassy in Rome shone a spotlight on composer Francesco Onofrio Manfredini (1684–1762), precentor for Prince Antoine I.Furiosi Affetti, a musical ensemble from Rome, gave a performance dedicated entirely to the Italian musician, who was born and died in Pistoia. Manfredini was appointed...
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Director of Prince’s Palace Archives and Library gives lecture at Monaco’s Embassy in Italy
On Tuesday 11 December 2018, the Residence of Monaco’s Ambassador in Italy hosted a lecture on the Grimaldi dynasty by Thomas Fouilleron, Director of the Prince’s Palace Archives and Library. In his presentation, Mr Fouilleron highlighted the changing status of the royal family, its actions from the thirteenth to th...
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Monaco supplies IT equipment for Lebanese Ministry of Public Health
On Monday 10 December, an official handover of IT equipment for the Primary Health Care Department and the 185 primary health care centres around the country was organised at the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health. The aim of this initiative is to help improve universal health coverage.The Principality was represent...
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3rd Meeting of the Signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks draws to a close
The 3rd Meeting of the Signatories (MoS3) to the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, was closed today by the meeting’s chair Robert Calcagno, CEO of the Oceanographic Institute, Albert I, Prince of Monaco Foundation. Isabe...
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Monaco Ambassador pays courtesy call on Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
H.E. Ms Carole Lanteri, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Principality to the Office of the United Nations in Geneva, today paid a courtesy call on Ms Michelle Bachelet, the new United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.During their meeting, the Ambassador and the High Commissioner discussed the...
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73rd UN General Assembly Annual session on oceans and the law of the seas
On Tuesday 11 December, the UN adopted its annual resolution on the oceans and the law of the seas, which includes a reference to the 2017 meeting on the socio-economic impact of ocean acidification organised by the Monaco Scientific Centre and the International Atomic Energy Agency in the Principality.The text also...
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New pedestrian underpass opened at Monaco Station
The new pedestrian underpass at Monaco Station was officially opened today by H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince, in the presence of H.E. the Minister of State Serge Telle, Minister of Public Works, the Environment and Urban Development Marie-Pierre Gramaglia, President of the National Council Stéphane Valéri, Mayor George...
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Principality of Monaco and Barbados establish diplomatic relations
On Wednesday 5 December, Barbados became the 141st state to establish diplomatic relations with the Principality of Monaco.Permanent Representatives to the United Nations H.E. Ms Elizabeth Thompson and H.E. Ms Isabelle Picco signed joint communiqués in which the two nations committed to further developing the ties o...
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