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Opening of Diplomatic Relations between the Principality of Monaco and Namibia
On Thursday 12 September 2019, Namibia became the 146th State with which the Principality of Monaco has established diplomatic relations, following the signing of joint communiqués by the Permanent Representatives to the United Nations, H.E.Mr.Neville Gertze and H. E. Ms. Isabelle Picco.This southern African country...
Read moreA New Team at the Head of the Convention Bureau of Monaco Tourist and Convention Authority
Following the appointment of Sandrine Camia as Deputy Director of Monaco Tourist and Convention Authority (DTC) and the retirement of Laurence Papouchado, her deputy at the Convention Bureau (CVB), a new female duo is now responsible for coordinating the business tourism sector in the Principality, on both the comme...
Read moreStart of the 2019 Autumn Term for Students of the IFSI and IFAS
First-year students of the Nursing Training Institute (IFSI) and the Care Assistant Training Institute (IFAS) started their new autumn term this Tuesday in the presence of DidierGamerdinger, Minister of Health and Social Affairs, Benoite de Sevelinges, Director of the Princess Grace Hospital and Monique Le Du, Direc...
Read moreThe new maternity record book is here!
The State Medical Benefits Office (SPME) is issuing a new maternity record book to expecting mothers insured under its schemes, enabling them to benefit from regular health check-ups.The book includes the full range of updated information documents for women and couples, with detailed guidelines regarding maternity...
Read moreMali: first operations at catheterisation unit funded by Monaco
The Principality of Monaco, in cooperation with Monegasque charity SHARE, Fondation pour l’Enfance and other charities and individuals, has funded the construction of an interventional cardiology unit at Le Luxembourg Mother and Child Hospital in Bamako. The unit will provide catheter-based treatment to dilate or cl...
Read moreAS Monaco Basket launches 2019/2020 season
Managers, staff and players from AS Monaco Basket (the Roca Team) met the media during a pre-season press conference at the Gaston-Médecin Hall in the Louis II Stadium on Tuesday.Surrounded by Paul Masseron, Vice President of AS Monaco Basket, Oleksiy Yefimov, the club’s Executive Director, Saša Obradović, the Roca...
Read moreDiplomacy: accreditation of new ambassadors - Holy See – Austria – Denmark
On Tuesday 10 September 2019, at a lunch held at the Yacht Club de Monaco, Gilles Tonelli, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, received H.E. Mgr Antonio Arcari, Apostolic Nuncio, H.E. Mr Michael Linhart, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Austria and H.E. Mr Michael Starbaek Chr...
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Read moreBack to school in the Principality
Minister of Interior Patrice Cellario, accompanied by Director of Education, Youth and Sport Isabelle Bonnal, was at François d’Assise – Nicolas Barré (FANB) Primary School on the Rocher this morning as Year 2 pupils headed back to school after the holidays.“The first day of the new school year is an important event...
Read moreMonaco’s Tourist and Convention Authority launches new promotional campaign – Monaco is FOR YOU
The Principality’s Tourist and Convention Authority concluded its summer season on a high note by unveiling its new promotional campaign aimed at tourism professionals all over the world. The campaign takes the form of an invitation: Monaco is FOR YOU.“While the perception of ‘Destination Monaco’ varies considerably...
Read moreH.S.H. the Sovereign Prince visits port construction site in Ventimiglia
Accompanied by the Minister of State, several other government ministers, the President of the National Council and the Mayor of Monaco, H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince paid a visit to Cala del Forte port in Ventimiglia on Tuesday 3 September, where he was welcomed by Gaetano Scullino, the Mayor of Ventimiglia, and saw...
Read moreInnovations for the New 2019-2020 School Year
In the presence of Msgr. Bernard Barsi, Archbishop of Monaco, Patrice Cellario, Minister of Interior, Brigitte Boccone-Pagès, Vice-President representing the President of the National Council, and many dignitaries, Isabelle Bonnal, Director of Education, Youth and Sport, recently presented the main innovations for t...
Read moreMonaco at the 12th Environment and Energy Conclave in Kolkata
At the invitation of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, H.E. Mr Patrick Médecin, Monaco’s Ambassador to India, took part in the 12th Environment and Energy Conclave on 29 August in Kolkata.H.E. Mr Médecin’s participation in the event, which provided an opportunity to deepen bilateral relations between the...
Read moreIPCC to officially launch Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate on 25 September in Monaco
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will hold its 51st session in the Principality of Monaco from 20 to 23 September 2019, during which the Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (#SROCC), assessing the physical processes and impacts of climate change on ocean, coastal, pol...
Read moreConstruction work on Quai des Etats-Unis - Introduction of access ramp
As part of the last phase of construction work on Quai des Etats-Unis, a temporary ramp has been put in place between Avenue John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Quai Albert I to sustain one-way traffic flow along Route de la Piscine, travelling from east to west (towards Fontvieille), while the work takes place.The ramp wil...
Read moreEuropean Union
Representation of the Principality of Monaco in the European Union Representation of theEuropean Union inthe Principality of Monaco Ambassador: H.E. Mr.Frédéric LABARRERE Knight of Order of St-Charles Ambassador of Monaco to BelgiumHead of Monaco’s Mission to the European Union and to the European Atomic E...
Read moreBriefing on road traffic offence crackdown
Minister of the Interior Patrice Cellario and Public Prosecutor for the Principality Sylvie Petit-Leclair held a press briefing yesterday to discuss implementation of the agreement on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters between the Prince’s Government and the Government of the French Republic, signed on 8 No...
Read moreFighting forest fires - Monaco Fire and Emergency Service always ready for action
During the summer season, which is always a high-risk time for fires, Monaco’s Fire and Emergency Service spends Wednesday mornings improving its readiness to fight forest blazes. The aim of these training sessions is to regularly draw firefighters’ attention to individual and group safety measures, to develop the r...
Read moreFOREPLAST – Signature d’un protocole d’accord
Following several weeks of discussions held under the aegis of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, and specifically the Department of Employment, a memorandum of understanding has been agreed between the Foreplast management team and staff representatives at the company.Thanks to the parties’ determination to...
Read moreGramado Summit in Brazil - Visit Monaco rewards eco-friendly river transport app
Monaco’s Representative Office in Brazil took part in the Gramado Summit, Brazil’s leading conference on innovation and the associated and highly diversified start-up ecosystem, which was held from 31 July to 2 August 2019 near Porto Alegre. Some 200 exhibitors and close to 2,500 visitors a day attended the summit.S...
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