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Prince Pierre of Monaco Foundation award ceremony - Announcement of winners
The winners of the 2024 Prince Pierre Foundation prizes were announced on 8 October at the award ceremony held at Monte-Carlo’s Opera Garnier in the presence of President H.R.H. the Princess of Hanover and hosted by Arnaud Merlin, journalist for France Musique.The winners were:For literature:- The Literary Prize: Ma...
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Monaco and Burundi sign a framework cooperation agreement
On 5 October, Ms Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, and H.E. Mr Albert Shingiro, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation of the Republic of Burundi, signed a framework cooperation agreement during the 19th Summit of the Francophonie.This framework agreement is intende...
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Don’t miss the 2nd Caregivers Day! Time just for you
Tuesday 15 October is the second Caregivers Day, from 2.30 to 4.30 pm at the Rainier III Clinical Gerontology Centre.Come meet professionals in the field of geriatrics at Princess Grace Hospital at a variety of stands and hands-on workshops: an occupational therapist, nurse, psychologist, physician, physiotherapist,...
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Department of Cultural Affairs - 19th Monaco International Organ Festival - 12 to 19 October 2024
This fall, the Monaco International Organ Festival invites the public to discover the Principality’s historical organ collection and heritage.The festival includes a recital by Kali Malone at the Sacré-Cœur Church, an organ and choir performance by the French Army Choir and Johann Vexo at the Cathedral, and a trumpe...
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Isabelle Berro-Amadeï takes part in the 45th Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie in Paris
On 3 October 2024, Ms Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, led the Monegasque Delegation* that took part in the 45th Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie (CMF) held in Paris.Representatives of International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) member states and governments met to...
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79th session of the UN General Assembly
The General Debate of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly was held from 24 to 30 September 2024 in New York. Among the 193 speakers who took part in the debate were 87 heads of state, including H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco.In the highly volatile international context, particularly due to the...
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Autumn Session Formal Sitting of the Courts
The traditional Autumn Session Formal Sitting of the Courts was held at the Palais de Justice on Tuesday 1 October, in the presence of H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince, together with Mr Samuel Vuelta Simon, the Secretary of State for Justice and Didier Guillaume, Minister of State – both of whom took part for the first t...
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Improvements to safety of rocky slope overhanging Place d’Armes
Work to improve the safety of the Prince’s Palace glacis, which overhangs the bottom of Rampe Major, Avenue de la Porte Neuve, Place d’Armes and Boulevard Charles III will be undertaken to eliminate any risk of a rockslide.The initial phase of the work will begin on Thursday 3 October at the bottom of Rampe Major, n...
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Monaco celebrates 20th anniversary of accession to Council of Europe
The twentieth anniversary of Monaco’s accession to the Council of Europe* was celebrated in Strasbourg on 2 October, in the presence of H.S.H. Prince Albert II, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset, President of the National Council Thomas Brezzo, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Isabel...
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Monaco Foundation in Paris welcomes 2024-2025 residents, the Centenary Class at the University of Paris International Campus
On 26 September 2024, Ms Vanessa Scherrer, the General Delegate of the University of Paris International Campus, opened the traditional residents’ welcome reception, organised by Ms Martine Garcia-Mascarenhas, Director of the Monaco Foundation in Paris. The reception was also attended by Mr Eric Delrieu, Director of...
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Council of Europe – Monaco appointed Chair of Rapporteur Group on Legal Cooperation (GR-J)
On 26 September 2024, H.E. Mr Gabriel Revel, Ambassador and Monaco’s Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe, chaired a meeting of the Rapporteur Group on Legal Cooperation (GR-J) of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for the first time.Named Chair of the Group by the 46 Member States, the...
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Inventory of groupers and brown meagres along the Principality’s coastline
The grouper, an iconic Mediterranean fish, has almost disappeared from our coasts as a result of spearfishing. It is considered by the experts of UICN (1)to be an endangered species and, like the brown meagre, has enjoyed protected status (2)in the Principality since 1993.Every three years since 2006, the Department...
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“Des Ateliers aux Ateliers” Exhibition : Carte blanche to Théo Casciani
Théo Casciani, a young resident artist whose work combines literature and the visual and living arts, has been given carte blanche to organise events as part of the “Des Ateliers aux Ateliers” Exhibition hosted by the Department of Cultural Affairs.Théo Casciani will present a series of public events that examine th...
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The Principality of Monaco’s Ambassador to the Principality of Andorra presents her credentials to Emmanuel Macron
On 17 September 2024, H.E. Ms Valérie Bruell-Melchior, Ambassador, presented her credentials to Mr Emmanuel Macron, Co-Prince of the Principality of Andorra, at the Elysée Palace during her accreditation as Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco to the Principality of Andorra, resident in France.In the presence of...
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The Prince’s Government adopts a Ministerial Decree on first aid in the workplace
The Prince’s Government has adopted a Ministerial Decree that lays out the conditions for administering emergency first aid to employees in the event of an accident or health problem at their place of work.In accordance with a Sovereign Ordinance on the Office of Occupational Medicine, the government body tasked wit...
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SDIS Firefighters from Calvados provide sign language training to the Monaco Fire and Emergency Service
Teachers from the Calvados fire and emergency service (SDIS), including two volunteer firefighters and experts – one of whom is deaf-mute and the other an interpreter – are in the Principality for three days to provide sign language training to firefighters in Monaco.The Calvados SDIS 14 fire service launched MC ASS...
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The Principality of Monaco renews partnership with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to combat cancer
On the margins of the 68th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), held from 16–20 September 2024 in Vienna, Isabelle Rosabrunetto, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation signed a funding agreement with Mr Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the IAEA,...
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The Prince’s Palace and Yacht Club of Monaco lit up in blue for World Maritime Day
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is holding its annual day dedicated to the sea on 26 September 2024 under the banner “Navigating the future: safety first!” The event coincides with the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the International Convention fortheSafety of Life at Sea (SOLAS).The day’s theme w...
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The South Region and Principality of Monaco agree to a new plan for railway construction between Nice and Ventimiglia
A new working meeting was held today with Céline Caron-Dagioni, Minister of Public Works, the Environment and Urban Development; Jean-Pierre Serrus, First President of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region for transportation and sustainable mobility; SNCF Voyageurs, SNCF Réseau and regional and Monegasque authoritie...
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Minister of State chairs his first meeting of Committee for Coordination and Monitoring of the National Strategy on Money Laundering
On Friday 20 September, the Minister of State chaired, for the first time, a meeting of the senior members of the Committee for Coordination and Monitoring of the National Strategy on Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Corruption. Mr Samuel Vuelta Simon, Mr Lionel...
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