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Presentation on the Place of Sport in the UN Agenda at the "Tournament of Champions" Squash Tournament in New York
On 23 January 2018, Ambassador Isabelle Picco, Permanent Representative to the UN, was invited to give a presentation on the place of sport for development and peace in the UN Agenda, on the occasion of the 5th "Tournament of Champions"* - Women's Leadership Award Programme.Many high-level athletes were pr...
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Commission for Franco Monegasque cooperation Monaco, 26 January 2018 - Joint Press Release
The 10th meeting of the Commission for Franco-Monegasque Cooperation was held in the Principality on26January 2018, chaired jointly by H.E. Mr. Maurice Gourdault Montagne, Secretary General of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and H.E. Mr. Serge Telle, Minister of State of the Principality.This Commission,...
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Opening of a New Nursery School in "Le Stella" Building
With a view to improving conditions for children from primary classes in the district of La Condamine, the Prince's Government announces that, from the start of the 2018/2019 school year, pupils in the nursery classes of La Condamine school (First-, second- and third-year pre-primary pupils) (Petite, Moyenne and Gra...
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Partnership between the Prince's Government and Sciences Po Paris A Week to Raise Students' Awareness of Development Aid
From 22 to 26 January, for the fourth consecutive year, the Department of International Cooperation (DCI) organised a week of themed teaching for first-year students at the Middle East-Mediterranean Campus of Sciences Po in Menton, for the Winter School.
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NMNM – Villa Sauber LAB#2, Hors Catégories ("Unclassified")
The New National Museum of Monaco is presenting LAB#2, Hors Catégories ("Unclassified")until 18 March 2018 at the Villa Sauber, with Berger&Berger, Patrick Corillon, Félix Dol Maillot and Damien MacDonald.Initiated at the Villa Sauber two years ago, LAB consists of making the museum into a "labora...
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PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games - Presentation of Monegasque Athletes
This morning, at the Fairmont Hotel, the Monegasque athletes who will take part in the PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games (in South Korea), to be held from 9 to 25 February 2018, were presented.This event took place in the presence of H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince, Mr. Patrice Cellario, Minister of Interior, H.E. Ms. Yv...
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High Resolution Air Quality Mapping
The Department of the Environment is to carry out high-resolution mapping of the Principality's air quality, which will take 3D effects into account (such as relief, the height of buildings, etc.).Within the framework of a programme entitled "Quality of Life – A High-Resolution Modelling and Mapping Platform fo...
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Department of Maritime Affairs makes changes to seafarer licences
Seafarer licences which have, since their introduction in Monaco, been printed on card stock, are now being issued in the form of a plastic card, much like a bank card. This format is more practical, more secure and more resistant to both water and ageing.New holders of coastal and deep-sea licences will now benefit...
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Embassy of Monaco in France New Year address to diplomatic corps accredited to Monaco
The traditional New Year address for representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Principality of Monaco was given on Thursday 18 January 2018 at the Shangri-La Hotel in Paris.Mr Gilles Tonelli, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, and H.E. Mr Claude Cottalorda, Monaco’s Ambassador to France, we...
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SMIC 2018
12/01/2018 - (JO 8.364) - Announcement n° 2018-1 of 2 January 2018 on the Statutory Minimum Wage (Salaire Minimum Interprofessionnel de Croissance, SMIC) which came into force on 1st January 2018 12/01/2018 - (JO 8.364) - Announcement n° 2018-2 of 2 January 2018 on the Statut...
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