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Le Temps Presse festival 2,000 pupils and students help to choose winners
On Thursday 9 November, for the seventh consecutive year, Le Temps Presse, supported by the Prince’s Government, took over the Variety Theatre in Monaco and the Sciences Po Paris Middle East and Mediterranean Campus in Menton. School pupils from Monaco and students from the Sciences Po Campus gathered in their group...
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Astana EXPO 2017 specialised exhibition - Monaco Pavilion: review
On Thursday 9 November 2017, in the presence of H.E. Ms Evelyne Genta, Monaco’s Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan, and H.E. Ms Mireille Pettiti, Ambassador and President of Monaco Inter Expo, Albert Croesi, Executive Director of Monaco Inter Expo, met partners and organisations which contributed to the work o...
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Official launch of MonacoTech
MonacoTech, the start-up incubator and accelerator established by the Monegasque Government in partnership with Monaco Telecom, was recently inaugurated by H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince, Jean Castellini, Minister of Finance and Economy, and Xavier Niel.In an open area of more than 800 square metres, including a co-wor...
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Delegation from the Principality attends COP 23 in Bonn
A delegation from the Principality has been in Bonn, Germany since 4 November to take part in the 23rdUnited Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 23).The Bonn Conference follows on from COP 21 and the Marrakech Climate Change Conference.Its aim is to make progress on developing the various guidelines, arrangements...
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9th Nadia and Lili Boulanger International Competition Monaco Awards the Voice-Piano Duo Grand Prize
On 29 October 2017, H.E. Mr. Claude Cottalorda, Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco to France, accompanied by his wife, represented H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco at the final of the 9th Nadia and Lili Boulanger International Voice-Piano Competition, held at the Higher National Conservatory of Dramatic Art,...
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M. Didier Gamerdinger a tenu une réunion d’information avec les partenaires sociaux suite aux modifications du droit du travail français impulsé par les « Ordonnances Macron »
Suite aux modifications du droit du travail français en septembre dernier, le Conseiller de Gouvernement-Ministre des Affaires Sociales et de la Santé a souhaité recevoir les partenaires sociaux afin de leur faire part de l’analyse de la Direction du Travail sur l’impact potentiel des Ordonnances Macron pour le Droi...
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Egmont Group: SICCFIN official conducts training in Malaysia
The Egmont Group1 organised a training session on strategic analysis from 23 to 27 October 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.The session, requested by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)2 Asia/Pacific Group and funded thanks to a voluntary contribution from Taiwan’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), brought togethe...
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UNESCO - The Principality of Monaco Announces a Strategic Partnership for Marine Heritage
In his general policy speech, given on 1 November 2017 on the occasion of the 39th session of the UNESCO General Conference, Mr. Gilles Tonelli, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, announced the signing of a collaboration agreement with UNESCO to strengthen the activities of the World Heritage Marine Progra...
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"Destination Monaco" is Showcased in South-East Asia
From 9 to 17 October, the South-East Asia office of Monaco Tourist and Convention Authority (DTC) organised promotional events in Vietnam, Indonesia and Singapore. On 9 October, the Monegasque delegation was at the Hanoi Press Club, Vietnam, on 10 October at the Hyatt Park in HoChi Minh City/Saigon, Vietnam, and the...
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Visit by Monaco Fire and Emergency Service to Mauritania
As part of the partnership initiated with Mauritania in 1996 in the field of civil protection, Monaco Fire and Emergency Service and the Department of International Cooperation visited Nouakchott from 23 to 25 October 2017, on a visit for discussions and training.During this visit, Colonel Tony Varo, Chief of Monaco...
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