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Celebration of Saint Barbara

Monseigneur Bernard Barsi, Archbishop of Monaco, recently presided over the traditional mass of Saint Barbara, the patron saint of Monaco’s Fire and Emergency Service, in the presence of Colonel Luc Fringant, 1st Aide de Camp (representing H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince), Serge Telle, Minister of State, and a number of...

Do you work in Monaco? Here’s how to avoid being inconvenienced by the French strikes on Thursday 5 December 2019

On Thursday 5 December, a general strike is set to affect a large part of France (transport, education, energy, waste, automotive sector, justice, police, refineries, teachers, students, police officers, lawyers, refuse collectors, etc.).It will cause difficulties for many employees who come to work in the Principal...

8th Monegasque Meeting on Disability - Visual impairment: using touch and hearing to “see” your way

To mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday 3 December, the 8th Monegasque Meeting on Disability provided an opportunity to publicise the latest efforts undertaken in the Principality to promote better mobility for people with disabilities, particularly those who are blind or visually impai...

The First Annual Activity Report of the Women's Rights Committee Has Just Been Published

The Women's Rights Committee has just published its first annual activity report. This report was presented at the Committee's second plenary meeting, which took place on Tuesday3December 2019 at the Yacht Club de Monaco. At this meeting, the Minister of State announced the change of the title of delegate to intermi...

MC SUMMER CONCERT – 1 July 2020 First Kungs, now Alan Walker!

Images from the concert given by Kungs last summer at the Sporting Monte-Carlo still fill the minds of the Principality’s young people. This was the first MC Summer Concert organised at the initiative of the National Council, and its success was unanimously hailed by the audience as well as the organisers: the Princ...

New director for Monte-Carlo Opera appointed Cecilia Bartoli to take over from Jean-Louis Grinda on 1 January 2023

At a press conference in Salle Garnier on Tuesday 3 December, H.R.H. the Princess of Hanover, Chair of the Monte-Carlo Opera Board of Directors, made an important announcement: Cecilia Bartoli will take over from Jean-Louis Grinda as director of the Monegasque institution on 1 January 2023.“In March 2019, Jean-Louis...

Monaco Fire and Emergency Service Provides Reinforcement in the Alpes-Maritimes

Following two episodes of heavy rain that affected the south-east of France, the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service of the Alpes-Maritimes requested pumping and dewatering resources from the Principality's Fire and Emergency Service, as reinforcement.With the approval of the Prince's Government, a detachment of fi...

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation teams up with French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs to support young people in Mediterranean region

Mr Laurent Anselmi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, and H.E. Mr Laurent Stefanini, the French Ambassador to Monaco, signed a partnership agreement supporting an initiative for young people in the Mediterranean region on Thursday 28 November.In the wake of the Summit of the Two Shores, Mediterranean Foru...

Information Technology Must be Involved in Improving the Quality of Healthcare

Meeting in Paris, on Tuesday 26 November 2019, at the premises of the Delegation for European and International Affairs, between the Prince's Government and the Ministry for Solidarity and Health, on the subject of e-health

Certification for the Former "Fiefdoms" of the Grimaldi Dynasty

The first "Historical Sites of the Grimaldis of Monaco" certificates were awarded today to four artisan producers who are taking part in the 24th Monte-Carlo Gastronomie food fair.Albert Croesi, Managing Director of Monaco Inter Expo (MIE), and Thomas Fouilleron, Director of the Archives and Library of the...

Trade Observatory: rapid introduction of concrete measures

The second plenary session of the Trade Observatory to be held this year took place on Friday 29 November 2019, under the chairmanship of Jean Castellini, Minister of Finance and Economy.Led by Laurence Garino from the Welcome Office, the meeting provided an opportunity for constructive discussion of various issues...

The Studio de Monaco Celebrates its 80th Anniversary

On 29 and 30 November, to mark its 80th anniversary, the Studio de Monaco performed in "Chat en poche" ("Pig in a Poke"), a farce by Georges Feydeau, directed by Ariane Alban, at the VarietyTheatre. The delighted audience included H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince, who honoured one of the performances...

The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization is Received in the Principality

On Friday 29 November, Jean Castellini, Minister of Finance and Economy, accompanied by Isabelle Rosabrunetto, Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, and Guy Antognelli, Director of Monaco Tourist and Convention Authority, were host to ZurabPololikhasvili, Secretary-General of the World...

Delegation from Monaco to attend COP 25 in Madrid

The 25th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 25) will be held in Madrid from 2 to 13 December. H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince will lead the Monegasque delegation, accompanied by Marie-Pierre Gramaglia, Minister of Public Works, the Environment and Urban Development, and teams fro...

Annual Reception of the New Economic, Social and Environmental Council

On Wednesday 27 November, in the presence of H.S.H. Prince Albert II, Caroline Rougaignon-Vernin, the President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE), brought together many dignitaries from the Principality, including H.E. the Minister of State, Serge Telle, Government Ministers and representative...

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MonacoPhil 2019 - The Meeting Place for Philatelists in the Principality

MonacoPhil 2019, an international philatelic event, opened today in the presence of H.S.H.PrinceAlbert II, H.E. Mr. Serge Telle, Minister of State and Jean Castellini, Minister of Finance and Economy. It will continue until30November, on the Terrasses de Fontvieille.This international philatelic meeting, at which th...

How to second an employee from Italy to Monaco