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8th Le Temps Presse Festival: Monaco pupils head to Paris for award ceremony
The award ceremony for the short film festival LE TEMPS PRESSE was held on Friday 1 February in Paris, and attended by representatives from the Prince’s Government, pupils from École de Fontvieille and students from the Sciences Po campus in Menton, who were there to present the Children’s Prize and the Students’ Pr...
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The Welcome Office Meets New and Future Residents
The Welcome Office, headed by Laurence Garino, held an information meeting at the Foreign Residents' Club of Monaco (Club des Résidents Étrangers de Monaco) (CREM) for new and future residents.This meeting was an opportunity to present various practical aspects of life in the Principality, from healthcare to the dif...
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The Ambassador of Monaco to the United Nations is Appointed Co-Chair of the "Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea"
The President of the UN General Assembly has appointed H.E. Ms Isabelle Picco and her counterpart from Trinidad and Tobago, H.E. Ms. Pennelope Beckles, to lead the next meeting of the Process, which will take place from 10 to 14 June 2019, on the theme "Ocean Science and the United Nations Decade of Ocean Scien...
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Energy transition is a key concern for the Prince’s Government
At a press breakfast this morning, the Minister of State, flanked by Marie-Pierre Gramaglia, Minister of Public Works, the Environment and Urban Development, and Annabelle Jaeger-Seydoux, Director of the Mission for Energy Transition, discussed the Prince’s Government’s policy on energy transition.Addressing the pro...
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Prince Albert I commemoration committees established
The Prince Albert I Commemoration Committee and the Albert I – 2022 Executive Committee were established by H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince today, at a ceremony in the Oceanographic Museum attended by the Minister of State and a number of other personalities.Created by Sovereign Ordinance No. 7.253 of 14 December 2018,...
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Théâtre Princesse Grace signs up to join Monaco’s energy transition
On Tuesday 29 January, Françoise Gamerdinger, Deputy Director for Cultural Affairs with responsibility for programming at the Théâtre Princesse Grace, signed the National Energy Transition Pact Commitment Charter. By taking this powerful step, the theatre is pledging to support efforts to achieve a carbon-free Monac...
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A Picina Bibliuteca - A Self-Service Participatory Library
A participatory library - a project led by the Department of Urban Amenities (DAU) - has recently been set up in the Jardin de l'Âne, near the Ecole de Fontvieille school.The aim of A Picina Bibliuteca is to give a new life to books (and DVDs); users can leave some there and borrow others. The content of the library...
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Tourist and Convention Authority launches second digital "Green is the new glam" campaign
With support from the Côte d’Azur Regional Tourism Committee, the Tourist and Convention Authority recently launched the 2019 edition of its digital “Green is the new glam” campaign. In essence, the campaign slogan promotes an idea of “glammy-yet-eco-friendly” luxury.A “digital afterwork” evening organised on the Ra...
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SMIC 2019
18/01/2019 - (JO 8.417) - Circular no. 2018-16 of 27 December 2018 on the Statutory Minimum Wage (Salaire Minimum Interprofessionnel de Croissance, SMIC) which came into force on 1st January 2019 18/01/2019 - (JO 8.417) - Circular no. 2018-17 of 27 December 2018 on the Statutory Minimum Wage (Salaire Minimum Interp...
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SBM commits to Monaco’s energy transition
On Friday 25 January, Jean-Luc Biamonti, CEO of the Société des Bains de Mer (SBM), signed the National Energy Transition Pact Commitment Charter. By taking this powerful step the company, which also signed its third Sustainable Development Charter, is pledging to support efforts to achieve a carbon-free Monaco.The...
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Prince’s Government and Sciences Po host Winter School to raise student awareness of vulnerable children
From 21 to 25 January, the Department of International Cooperation held a week-long Winter School at the Sciences Po Middle East-Mediterranean Campus in Menton. Now in its fifth consecutive year, the School features themed lessons designed to raise awareness and inspire vocations among first-year students.The theme...
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2019 Careers Agora : Helping pupils to make an informed choice
H.S.H. Prince Albert II paid a visit to the various stands at the 4th Careers Agora, held on Tuesday 22 January 2019 in the Rainier III Auditorium. The Sovereign Prince was accompanied by H.E. Mr Serge Telle, Minister of State, Mr Patrice Cellario, Minister of the Interior, Mr Didier Gamerdinger, Minister of Health...
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Installation of the UNODC's goAML Software at SICCFIN : A Monegasque Delegation Visits the UNODC's Headquarters in Vienna
SICCFIN is currently increasing the security of its IT system, which will also improve its analytical capacity, making it possible, in the long term, for professionals in the local financial sector to send reports of suspicious transactions to SICCFIN electronically.In connection with this project, the Monegasque Fi...
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Police Department New Year Address
Police Commissioner Richard Marangoni gave his New Year address in the presence of H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince, Minister of State Serge Telle, Minister of the Interior Patrice Cellario, and a number of other personalities during the traditional event held in the conference room at the Oceanographic Museum.The Sovere...
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Partnership between Government and Sciences Po Paris: “Vulnerable children in Africa and the MENA region”
As part of the partnership between the Monegasque Government and Sciences Po, the Department of International Cooperation organises an annual “Winter School” at the Sciences Po Middle East-Mediterranean Campus in Menton. The aim is to raise first-year students’ awareness of the challenges associated with development...
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The Palace Guards Celebrate St. Sebastian's Day
Ceremonies commemorating St. Sebastian, the Patron Saint of the Palace Guards, were celebrated this morning, in the presence of H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince and H.S.H.PrincessStéphanie, the Patron of the Palace Guards.A solemn Mass, presided over by Monsignor Bernard Barsi, Archbishop of Monaco and concelebrated by A...
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Meditation and Diplomacy with Miriam Belov at the Permanent Mission of Monaco to the United Nations
On 16 January 2019, Ms. Miriam Belov, founder of the "Wellness Agenda" and "Creative Concentration," gave a presentation on the theme of "Mindfulness, Diplomacy, Meditation: Exploring ways to reduce stress, overcome helplessness and find calm" at the Permanent Mission of the Principalit...
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Annual General Meeting of the Employment Tribunal
The Employment Tribunal, which was founded 72 years ago in the Principality, works to resolve conflicts between employers and employees in the private sector.This institution, which is under the administrative authority of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, is comprised of 24 members who represent employers...
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PRINCE PIERRE OF MONACO FOUNDATION 2019 Conference Series
Monaco: 28 January, 4 February and 27 JuneExternal: 25 March in Madrid, 16 April in LondonIn 2019, the Prince Pierre Foundation will continue to raise its profile outside Monaco with two events planned in Madrid and London in addition to the conferences that will be held in the Principality.Monaco Hidden Poisons or...
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