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Launch of the 5G Mobile Network in the Principality
Today, Monaco Telecom unveiled its nation-wide 5G mobile network at the Monaco Yacht Show, as a world first.At this event, Fréderic Genta, Interministerial Delegate for Digital Transition, took the floor and emphasised that "The Principality is the first country in the world to launch 5G - the face of the Monac...
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PRINCE PIERRE OF MONACO FOUNDATION Press Release No. 5
The Prince Pierre of Monaco Foundation will announce its 2018 Prizewinners onThursday4October 2018. This year, the master of ceremonies will be writer and journalist Arnaud Merlin, a producer at France Musique.The following will be awarded:- Young Music Fans' Favourite Choice- The Musical Composition Prize- The Lite...
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Application for the Mediterranean Alps to Become a UNESCO World Heritage Site Visit by Experts
From Thursday 13 to Friday 21 September, in connection with the joint application by three countries, France, Monaco and Italy, for the "Mediterranean Alps" to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the geological criterion, two experts, a geologist and a naturalist, came to visit the eight sites that m...
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2018 RAMOGE Exploration campaign The Atalante Makes a Stopover in Monaco
On Monday 24 September, IFREMER's oceanographic vessel, the Atalante, made a stopover in Monaco.This ship, which is equipped with a Victor 6000* ROV, was made available by the Mediterranean Maritime Prefecture for oceanographic research carried out under the RAMOGE Agreement.For seven days (from 18 to 24 September),...
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Lieutenant-Colonel Norbert Fassiaux is Appointed Head of the Monaco Fire and Emergency Service
Under Sovereign Order No. 7068 of 26 July 2018, and following the transfer of command between Colonel Luc Fringant and Colonel Tony Varo, Lieutenant-Colonel Norbert Fassiaux now heads the Monaco Fire and Emergency Service.Norbert Fassiaux was born in the Principality and is the son and grandson of Monaco firefighter...
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Anniversary of the SMA - 80 Years at the Service of Cleanliness and Waste Management in the Principality
The Société Monégasque d'Assainissement (Monegasque Sanitation Company) (SMA) celebrated its 80th anniversary today, in the presence of H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince, H.E. the Minister of State, Marie-Pierre Gramaglia, Minister for Environmental Affairs, Public Works and Urban Planning, Thomas Battaglione, Director Ge...
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The Diocesan Service's Training Programme
The diocesan training service, which is now under the aegis of Father Julien Gollino, has just presented its programme, at an evening event held at the brand new Agora Diocesan House in Monte-Carlo.From September 2018 to June 2019, forty meetings - centred on conferences, film club sessions, spiritual life, training...
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16.405 visiteurs pour la Journée européenne du Patrimoine en Principauté
La 23e Journée européenne du Patrimoine a connu un franc succès et 16.405 visiteurs sont venus découvrir, dimanche 23 septembre, les richesses patrimoniales de la Principauté.Au palmarès des sites les plus visités, le Palais Princier (2.634 visiteurs), le Musée océanographique (2.350), la Monaco Top Cars Collection...
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The Cliiink Programme is Now Fully Operational
The 37 green public waste collection points for glass recycling are all now equipped with the smart-city "Cliiink" system, the first rewards programme for returning glass packaging for recycling.As a reminder, for each item of waste deposited, points are accumulated, which can be transformed into donations...
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PRINCE PIERRE OF MONACO FOUNDATION Press Release No. 4
"A Novel, A Film"By the Monaco Audiovisual InstituteTuesday 2 October 2018 – Variety Theatre – 8 p.m.Screening of the film Coup de grâce by Volker Schlöndorff (1976)A Tribute to Marguerite Yourcenar (1903 - 1987) 1972 Monaco Literary Prizewinner
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