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MonacoTech – First Applications Selected
The first selection jury* for MonacoTech, the start-up incubator/accelerator created by the Monegasque State, in partnership with Monaco Telecom and Xavier Niel, met on 10July 2017. It has chosen five applications out of the 67 submitted:CIEL sells and leases steerable drones. This type of drone can fly for several...
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Fondation Prince Pierre de Monaco 2017- Press release n°1
The Prince Pierre of Monaco Foundation is inviting lovers of contemporary literature to a reading evening hosted by Daniel Mesguich, at Fort Antoine.* The famous actor will read extracts from the first novels selected for the 2017 Discovery Grant:Pierre Adrian, Des âmes simples (Simple Souls) - Equateurs, January 20...
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Monaco Receives an Award in China for Business Tourism
Last week, in Beijing, the prestigious "China Travel & Meetings Industry Awards" gala was held, during which prizes were awarded to the participants. At this event, the organisers awarded the "Emerging M.I.C.E.* Destination of the Year" award to Monaco Tourist and Convention Authority (DTC)....
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Astana EXPO-2017 - Pavillon Monaco, visite de Bertrand Piccard, pilote de Solar Impulse
La semaine dernière, le Pavillon Monaco a eu le privilège d’accueillir l’aéronaute suisse, le Docteur Bertrand Piccard. Celui-ci a co-devoloppé et co-piloté l’avion Solar Impulse, premier avion zéro-carburant à l’autonomie perpétuelle qui a réalisé un tour du monde de mars 2015 à juillet 2016.Pour rappel, le centre...
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Astana EXPO 2015 - Presentation on a New Life for Monaco's 2015 Pavilion
On Tuesday 22 August 2017, Fréderic Platini, Secretary General of the Monegasque Red Cross, gave a lecture on the new life of Monaco's Pavilion from the Milan Expo, which is being re-used in Loumbila, Burkina Faso.The Principality was the first country to design a pavilion that could be taken apart and recycled. The...
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Opening of Diplomatic Relations between the Principality of Monaco and the Republic of Cabo Verde
This Thursday, 10 August 2017, the Republic of Cabo Verde became the 135th State to establish diplomatic relations with the Principality of Monaco.H.E. Mr. Jose Luis Fiahlo Rocha and H.E.Ms. Isabelle Picco, Permanent Representatives to the United Nations, signed the joint communiqué in which our States, one of which...
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Biodiversity - The Government Joins a Convention Programme on the Subject of Bees
As part of a partnership with the Parco Europeo Alpi Marittime and the Mercantour National Park, the Prince's Government is joining a new Convention Programme, signed on 3 August 2017, "Bees of the Mercantour-Alpi Marittime Territory: Diversity and Pollination."
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Protection strengthened for Spélugues coral reef, which borders urban extension project
An environmental impact study was therefore conducted by Anse du Portier, with the aim of identifying the challenges, effects and potential impact of the project, and planning measures to avoid, reduce or mitigate harm to the marine environment and biodiversity.Initial operations to move protected species were compl...
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- Santé Publique - Poursuite des actions de coopération entre Monaco et la Lettonie
Poursuivant les actions de coopération de santé publique initiées en 2016 entre le Département des Affaires Sociales et de la Santé et le Ministère de la Santé de Lettonie, le Professeur Franco Borruto, consultant médical auprès du Département, était invité par ses homologues lettons à tenir une conférence à Riga qu...
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From Now On, Drugs Based on Codeine, Dextromethorphan, Ethylmorphine and Noscapine Will Only be Available by Prescription in the Principality
In view of the measures adopted in France with regard to the supply of codeine-based drugs, in response to the addictive practices observed among adolescents and young adults, the Prince's Government, within the framework of the policy on juvenile addiction prevention, has adopted regulatory measures identical to th...
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