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Council of Europe Monaco joins Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism
On Tuesday 23 April, H.E. Mr Rémi Mortier, Monaco’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe, deposited the instrument of ratification that makes the Principality the 35th State Party to the Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Finan...
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The "Young Philosophers" Days - From Wednesday 8 to Saturday 11 May 2019
The Monaco Philosophical Meetings, presided over by Charlotte Casiraghi and organised by Joseph Cohen, Robert Maggiori and Raphael Zagury-Orly, are holding a new event in the Principality, the "Young Philosophers" Days, from 8 to 11 May 2019. These Days are open to all, and aim in particular to familiarise...
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Closure of Post Offices in the Principality on Wednesday 8 May 2019
Monaco Post Office services inform their valued customers that all post offices in the Principality will be closed on Wednesday 8 May 2019, the anniversary of the end of the Second World War and a public holiday in France.Consequently, there will be no postal deliveries and no collections from post boxes situated on...
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The Monaco Cyber Security Agency Is Represented at the Digital Forensics Research Workshop European Conference
The Monaco Cyber Security Agency (AMSN) was represented at the annual European conference of the DFRWS (Digital Forensics Research Workshop) by Pierre Morlon, Head of Mission. The conference was held in Oslo from 24 to 26 April at Kripos (National Criminal Investigation Service - Norway).The DFRWS is a not-for-profi...
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Presentation to the Press of a Project to Redevelop the Larvotto Beach Resort Area
Today, Marie-Pierre Gramaglia, Minister of Public Works, the Environment and Urban Development, and Jean Castellini, Minister of Finance and Economy, presented a project to redevelop the Larvotto beach resort area.Complete refurbishment of this site will make it possible to:- better protect the beach from rough seas...
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Special Measures to Improve Traffic Flow
On 3 May, the Minister of State, Serge Telle, and the Minister of Public Works, the Environment and Urban Development, Marie-Pierre Gramaglia, visited the Integrated Mobility Management Centre (CIGM), which provides 24-hour a day road monitoring in the Principality."With a flow of more than 110,000 vehicles per...
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Presentation of the 59th Monte-Carlo Television Festival
Yesterday evening, at the Monte-Carlo Bay, a ceremony took place to present the 59th TelevisionFestival, to be held from 14 to 18 June in the Principality.During the evening, Laurent Puons, Deputy Vice-President of the Festival, presented the various events that will take place during the Festival.This Festival will...
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Extended Monaco: the Monegasque model in a digital world
On 30 April, the Extended Monaco, Smart Principality programme was presented at the Yacht Club in the presence of H.S.H. Prince Albert II. The Prince’s Government delivered its vision of the Principality’s digital transformation, which has been developed over the last 12 months. The priorities of this strategic prog...
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Egmont Group Circle of Francophone FIUs Principality of Monaco takes part in Saly (Senegal) meeting
The Service d’Information et de Contrôle des Circuits Financiers (SICCFIN), the Principality’s financial intelligence unit (FIU), represented by Acting Director Philippe Boisbouvier and analyst Jenny Perrot, took part in a working meeting of the Egmont Group Circle of Francophone FIUs held in Saly (Senegal) on 23 an...
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AS Monaco Basket Supports Blood Donation
This morning, the recently renovated Blood Transfusion Centre at the CHPG was host to ASMonaco Basket's Serbian coach, Sasa Obradovic, who made a blood donation.The coach of the Monegasque team was delighted to have the opportunity to support this worthy cause. "This is the first time I have given blood. In Ser...
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FINMA (Switzerland) and SICCFIN (Monaco) sign reciprocal memorandum of understanding on banking supervision
On 29 April 2019, in the presence of Minister of Finance and Economy Jean Castellini, Rupert Schaefer, Head of Strategic Services and member of the Executive Board of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), and Philippe Boisbouvier, Acting Director of Monaco’s Service d’Information et de Contrôle s...
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Accreditation of the Personal Representative of H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince and the Prince's Government to the Permanent Council of La Francophonie
On Thursday 18 April 2019, at the headquarters of the International Organization of LaFrancophonie (OIF) in Paris, H.E. Mr. Christophe Steiner, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Principality of Monaco to France, personally delivered a letter to H.E.Ms.Louise Mushikiwabo, Secretary General of La Fra...
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Principality of Monaco re-elected to Chairmanship of EUTELSAT IGO Assembly of Parties
A Monegasque delegation* took part in the 41st meeting of the Assembly of Parties of the European Satellite Telecommunications Organisation (EUTELSAT IGO) held in Paris on 10 and 11 April 2019.At the meeting, Frédéric Labarrère, Minister Counsellor and Chair of the Assembly since March 2017, was re-elected to his po...
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Diplomatic Conference 2019
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation held its annual Diplomatic Conference from 24 to 26 April, bringing together the entire Monegasque diplomatic corps.The conference was opened by Gilles Tonelli, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, who emphasised: “Our primary responsibility is to represent H.S...
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Meeting of Destination Monaco Ambassadors
On 11 April, the Destination Monaco Ambassadors Club of Florence met in the historic setting of the Hotel Villa Cora. The aim of the Club is to bring together prominent Italians from all walks of life who are motivated by their love of the Principality and are committed to promoting the destination through their pro...
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11th IMSEE Scientific Council
The members of the Scientific Council for Statistics and Economic Studies met this morning at the offices of the Monegasque Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (IMSEE) for an update on its activities.During the session the Council’s President, Pierre-André Chiappori, first gave an overview of recent develop...
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Monaco Takes Part in the Evaluator Training Seminar of the Moneyval Committee and the FATF
As part of the 5th round evaluations of the countries that take part in the Moneyval Committee on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (LCB-FT), the General Secretariat of this Council of Europe monitoring mechanism organised an evaluator training seminar in conjunction with the Financial Action Tas...
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WHO - Immunisation Week from 24 to 30 April 2019 - Vaccines Work!
The Prince's Government, on the occasion of European Immunisation Week, organised by the WorldHealth Organization from 24 to 30 April 2019, wishes to remind everyone of the effectiveness of vaccination and encourage people of all ages to be vaccinated.Each year, vaccination makes it possible to prevent a large numbe...
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The 10th World Circus Day is Celebrated in Monaco
The World Circus Federation, under the high patronage of H.S.H. Princess Stephanie, was delighted and proud to celebrate the 10th World Circus Day on Saturday 20 April 2019.This very special and symbolic day for the circus was conceived and created by the World Circus Federation in 2009. It is held every year on the...
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See Monaco in augmented reality with CardMap
Thanks to close collaboration between Monaco’s Tourist and Convention Authority and the company K-Rma tech, visitors can now enjoy an interactive and dynamic way of discovering the Principality with the CardMap app.Available for Android and iOS, CardMap offers users an augmented reality view of their destination. Mo...
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