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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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Monaco participates in COP 24 in Poland - Turning the Paris Agreement commitments into reality
From 10 to 12 December, Gilles Tonelli, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, accompanied by a delegation,* took part in the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 24), which is being held in Katowice until 14 December.Coming three years after the Pari...
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MonacoTech Celebrates its First Year of Existence
MonacoTech, a start-up programme created by the Monegasque State in partnership with Monaco Telecom and Xavier Niel and officially inaugurated by H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince, is now an integral part of the local economic landscape.MonacoTech supports innovative companies or projects by companies with high growth pot...
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Positive feedback from Monegasque compagnies on teleworking - Continued Progress
In July 2016, after several years of negotiation with the French authorities, the Principality of Monaco acquired the legal arsenal necessary for setting up teleworking, thus creating a clear, supervised and protective scheme for both employees and employers.During the summer, after almost three years of operation,...
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Monaco Takes Part in the Intergovernmental Conference to Adopt the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
A Monegasque delegation*, led by Patrice Cellario, Minister of Interior, took part in the high-level Intergovernmental Conference to adopt the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, held in Marrakech on 10 and 11 December 2018.The draft Compact, the adoption of which was decided upon in the United Na...
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Monaco hosts 3rd meeting of signatories to conservation of migratory sharks agreement
The 3rd Meeting of the Signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, was opened at the Monaco Oceanographic Museum on Monday 10 December by the Ministry’s Director General, Isabelle Rosabrunetto. Robert Calcagno,...
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Stand dedicated to children’s rights at Christmas market
Activities to mark Universal Children’s Day 2018, celebrated on 20 and 22 November, are continuing at the Principality’s Christmas market.At the initiative of the Department of Education, Youth and Sport, a stand dedicated to children’s rights has been set up at the market for the second year in a row.Christmas deco...
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Living in Monaco – information meeting
What is living in Monaco like? How to register children for school? How does healthcare work? What are the steps to set up a business?To answer those questions, the Welcome Office invites future and new residents to attend an information meeting at the Club des Résidents Etrangers de Monaco (CREM).The next event wil...
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China increases number of cities offering 144-hour visa waiver
Since 1 November 2016, the Principality of Monaco has been included on the list of 53 countries whose citizens can be granted a visa waiver for transit through China. The waiver is valid for between 72 and 144 hours, depending on the entry point.Shanghai, Hangzhou and Nanjing were the first cities to apply this waiv...
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