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Monaco Telecom connects the Principality to 5G
Before an audience including Minister of State Serge Telle, government ministers Marie-Pierre Gramaglia, Jean Castellini and Patrice Cellario, Country Chief Digital Officer Frédéric Genta, majority shareholder Xavier Niel, Deputy Chairman of Huawei Guo Ping, numerous Monegasque personalities and several of its priva...
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Principality of Monaco takes action : on noble pen shell mortality in Mediterranean
In 2016, a highly unusual mortality event affecting noble pen shells was observed on the Spanish coast. By the end of 2018, it had spread to French, Monegasque and Italian waters. With assistance from numerous local institutions and working together with a network of international stakeholders, the Prince’s Governme...
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Le Studio – an educational space at Villa Paloma (NMNM)
In the presence of Patrice Cellario, Minister of the Interior, and Marie-Claude Beaud, Director of the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco (NMNM), the museum’s permanent new studio, Le Studio, was officially presented by the designers behind the project, Adrien Gadet and Benjamin Lina from Studio Quetzal.Aimed primaril...
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Presentation of Herculis EBS 2019 athletics meeting - Louis II Stadium – Friday 12 July 2019, from 7 pm
H.E. Mr Bernard Fautrier, Vice President of the Monegasque Athletics Federation, and Jean-Pierre Schoebel, Director of the Herculis EBS international athletics meeting, today presented details of the 2019 meeting.The event, which was voted best meeting of the Diamond League 2018, is now in its 33rd year and promises...
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On board Monaco’s first self-driving electric shuttle
The Principality of Monaco is taking another step towards implementation of its “Smart Principality” concept, developed by the #ExtendedMonaco programme: a self-driving electric shuttle is now operating on the Rocher, providing a service for residents and tourists.A press conference to present this experimental new...
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Extension of the Duration of Maternity Leave for Female Civil Servants and Government Officials
After introducing a Bill that has just resulted in the adoption of the legislative text on extending the duration of maternity leave in the private sector, the Prince's Government, as it had indicated, has taken steps to enable female civil servants and Government Officials to benefit from this progress.Thus, in con...
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2019 Main Baccalaureate Examination Round and BTS - The Principality Confirms the High Quality of its Education System
In the 2019 baccalaureate, the Principality's high school students obtained excellent results in the main round of this examination.For all the options (general, technological and professional), an overall success rate of 96.8% was recorded, with 321 candidates awarded honours among the 421 successful candidates, ou...
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Council of Europe Committee of Ministers – Monaco appointed Chair of Rapporteur Group on External Relations
On 3 July 2019, H.E. Mr Rémi Mortier, Ambassador and Monaco’s Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe, was appointed by the 47 member states of the Committee of Ministers to chair the Rapporteur Group on External Relations (GR-EXT).Rapporteur groups are subsidiary groups of the Ministers’ Deputies. They pr...
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The Logo of the Prince Albert I Commemoration Committee is Unveiled
H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince has just unveiled the logo of the Prince Albert I Commemoration Committee, at the Yacht Club of Monaco. This logo, which can be used for events initiated by the Committee or its partners, was designed to be simple and to cover all aspects of the pioneering work of Prince Albert I. In a co...
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Renewal of Monaco’s support for UNRWA in Lebanon and visit to Bourj el-Barajneh camp
The Director-General of the Monegasque Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Ms. Isabelle Rosabrunetto visited Burj Barajneh Camp in Beirut, Lebanon accompanied by the Deputy Director of UNRWA Affairs in Lebanon, Ms. Daniela Leinen. The Government of Monaco increased its contribution to UNRWA in 2019, grantin...
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IOF Ministerial Conference in Monaco - Meeting with Louise Mushikiwabo, IOF Secretary-General
As part of preparations for the 36th session of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (IOF) Ministerial Conference, which will be held in the Principality on 30 and 31 October, H.S.H. Prince Albert II today granted an audience to Ms Louise Mushikiwabo, the IOF Secretary-General, at the Prince’s Palace.On...
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Announcement of the End of the Organic Pollution Incident : Swimming is permitted in the Principality again as from wednesday morning
Following the pollution incident that occurred on Monday in the Principality, caused by a discharge at the base of the Larvotto breakwater, the Department of the Environment took 8 samples of seawater on that day (6 samples from bathing areas and 2 additional samples from the area near the discharge).On Tuesday 2 Ju...
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Reception in Brussels on the Occasion the Anniversary of the Accession of H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince
On 27 June 2019, in Brussels, H.E. Ms. Sophie Thevenoux, Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco to the Kingdom of Belgium and Head of the Mission to the European Union, and Mr.MarcThevenoux, celebrated the anniversary of the Accession of H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince by holding a reception in the prestigious setting...
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Olivier Giroud Visits Monaco for the MCH
On Monday 1 July, world champion footballer Olivier Giroud visited the Monaco Cardiothoracic Centre in his capacity as Ambassador of the Monaco Humanitarian Collective (MCH).Following a presentation of the latest news from the MCH (412 children have been operated on since 2008) and its plans for the future, Olivier...
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Monaco takes part in 41st session of FAO Conference
A Monegasque delegation comprising H.E. Mr Robert Fillon, Monaco’s Ambassador to Italy and Permanent Representative to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Isabelle Rosabrunetto, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, and Elodie Martin, Programme Manager in...
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The Department of Health Affairs Calls for Vigilance with Regard to the Tiger Mosquito, an Insect that Carries Several Communicable Diseases
The mosquito Aedes albopictus, commonly known as the tiger mosquito, arrived in Menton in 2004 and has since colonised the Alpes-Maritimes and the Principality of Monaco. This mosquito can be the vector of viral diseases such as Chikungunya, Dengue and Zika.How to recognise a tiger mosquitoThe tiger mosquito is less...
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Fleet of electric taxis to be introduced for summer season
At the initiative of the Prince’s Government, a fleet of 20 electric taxis will be introduced during the week beginning 1 July for a test period lasting until 31 October.These 100%-electric vehicles will carry out journeys within Monaco only, although they will serve the Monte-Carlo Beach, Monte-Carlo Country Club a...
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Publication of Monaco in Figures 2019
The 2019 edition of Monaco in Figures, the annual statistical compendium published by Monaco Statistics (IMSEE), is released today.Based on data collected, processed and analysed by Monaco Statistics throughout the year, the compendium is divided into broad topic areas and aims to present the statistics that are mos...
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Monaco–Lebanon: bonds of friendship strengthened
A Monegasque delegation,* led by Isabella Rosabrunetto, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, visited Lebanon from 18 to 22 June 2019 to discuss the partnerships supported by Monaco’s Official Development Assistance in the fields of health, education and socio-economic inclusion of the...
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The "Monaco Sunday Experience 2019" - Launch of the Summer Sunday Trading Initiative
The Prince's Government is launching the "Monaco Sunday Experience," an annual initiative that is an opportunity to offer the various customers who are in Monaco during this period a comprehensive and varied range of services, including shopping, well-being, gastronomy and culture.Traders in the Principali...
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