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Marine pollution incident underway to west of Gulf of Genoa
On Sunday 17 April 2016, during the unloading at the Port of Genoa of a ship whose cargo was destined for a refinery situated in the north of the city, a pipeline breakage caused a spill of approximately 500 m3 of crude oil on land and into the river. The Italian authorities set up barriers to contain the pollution...
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Sickle Cell Network meets in Principality
The associations and referring doctors of the Sickle Cell Network (Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Mauritania, Senegal and Madagascar) met in the Principality for working sessions coordinated by the Department of International Cooperation, as part of its flagship programme to combat sickle-cell disease.Founded in 2013 by...
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Screening of the Documentary "A Monaco" ("In Monaco") at the Embassy of Monaco in Italy
On 21 April, the Embassy of Monaco in Italy organised a screening of a previously unseen documentary entitled "A Monaco" ("In Monaco") by François Reichenbach (France 1974, 70 mins.). The screening was held in the Auditorium of the French Institute, Centre Saint-Louis (the French cultural centre...
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11ème Semaine européenne de la vaccination
To mark the 11th European Immunisation Week, organised by the World Health Organisation from 24 to 30 April 2016, the Prince’s Government’s Ministry of Health and Social Affairs would like to issue a reminder about the importance of vaccination against seasonal flu.Flu is dangerous primarily for certain vulnerable g...
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Diplomacy – Accreditation of Ambassadors - Djibouti - Ecuador
On Thursday 21 April 2016, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation received H.E. Mr. Ayeid Mousseid Yahya,* Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Djibouti, and H.E. Ms. Maria de la Paz Donoso,** Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ecuador, who presented their Letters of...
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9th Young People’s Economic and Social Council
The Economic and Social Council recently hosted the ninth Assembly of the Young People’s Economic and Social Council, during which 36 pupils from the Principality’s public and private secondary schools, divided into four working groups, presented their proposals.In partnership with the Department of Education, Youth...
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Monaco and Europe: Prince’s Government holds meetings with regulated professions
As part of the preparatory work for the negotiations being led by the Prince’s Government with the European Commission and the European External Action Service, a series of meetings has been organised with the Monegasque Committee for Regulated Professions on 21 and 22 April.Since negotiations with the European Unio...
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Diplomatic relations established between Principality of Monaco and Republic of Belarus
The Principality of Monaco and the Republic of Belarus signed a joint communiqué on 15 April 2016, establishing diplomatic relations between the countries.The document was signed by H.E. Mr Claude Cottalorda, Monaco’s Ambassador to France, and H.E. Mr Pavel Latushka, the Belarusian Ambassador to France, having both...
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Inventory of groupers and brown meagres in Monegasque waters: report
As part of the Prince’s Government’s policy on protecting biodiversity, the Department of the Environment led its sixth campaign to take an inventory of dusky groupers (Epinephelus marginatus) in the Principality’s waters during October 2015.
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Department of Urban Amenities: pest control campaign
Part of the role of the Department of Urban Amenities involves controlling pests (mosquitoes, rats, pigeons, etc.) in publicly owned areas including green spaces, valleys, service tunnels and sewage networks.
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