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Monegasque Road Safety Competition Final

On Monday 25 June, 36 children aged 10 and 11 from the Principality’s primary schools took part in the Monegasque Final of the Road Safety Competition at the Route de la Turbie Leisure Centre, organised by the Monegasque Road Safety Association. Earlier, a total of 900 pupils had participated in the written and prac...

Launch of Fort Antoine summer season 2018

The Fort Antoine summer season 2018 opened yesterday evening with Italy–Brazil 3–2, featuring a magnificent performance by Solal Boulodnine, the only actor on stage, with Jean-Marc Montera (musician).Fort Antoine Theatre is seeking to develop vibrant and eclectic theatre, maintaining a finger on the pulse of contemp...

Handiplage and Audioplage open for 2018 season

Since 1 July, the Handiplage and Audioplage site has been welcoming disabled visitors and those with reduced mobility to Larvotto beach to enable them to enjoy swimming in the sea. The official opening was held on Tuesday 3 July 2018, in the presence of Véronique Charlot, Director of Social Welfare and Social Servic...

A guide to banning single-use plastic bags: A bag for life

Monaco participates in annual session of World Food Programme Executive Board

The annual session of the World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Board opened on 18 June 2018 with a high-level meeting on the Sahel attended by President of the Republic of Niger H.E. Mr Mahamadou Issoufou, who also chairs the G5 Sahel, where the WFP declared a level 3 emergency.At the meeting, Martine Garcia-Mascare...

ublication of guide to treating sickle cell disease in Africa funded by the Prince’s Government

To mark World Sickle Cell Day on 19 June 2018, Monaco’s Department of International Cooperation presented the health ministers of its six partner countries with the first common guide to treating sickle cell disease in West Africa and Madagascar.

Défi des Barj’s Race: crews arrive in Principality

The crews taking part in the Défi des Barj’s Race arrived at Port Hercule on Sunday 17 June at 11.55 am after a 36-hour crossing between Ile Rousse and the Principality.The aim of this sporting feat was to raise money for Le Rocher du Cœur, a charity established in 2013 by two Palace Guards, Bernard Boucher and Laur...

Minister of State attends École Saint-Charles prize ceremony

As the school year draws to a close, the Principality’s various schools are holding their traditional prize ceremonies.H.E. the Minister of State, Serge Telle, visited École Saint-Charles this afternoon, where he congratulated the pupils and presented two books to the top pupil in CM2 (Year 6).The Minister also atte...

WHO – 5th high-level meeting of small countries of Europe

A Monegasque delegation comprising Isabelle Rosabrunetto, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, and Alexandre Bordero, Director of Health Affairs, took part in WHO’s fifth high-level meeting of small countries of Europe, held from 25 to 27 June 2018 in Reykjavik (Iceland).The theme of...

UN: Monaco organises SDGs Youth World Cup 2018

To coincide with the Football World Cup, the Principality of Monaco’s Permanent Representation to the United Nations in New York organised the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Youth World Cup from 22 to 24 June. The aim was to use sport to promote the SDGs.New York City Hall chose eight afterschool programmes wh...

Dress code to apply to all classes at Ecole de la Condamine

At the start of the 2017/2018 academic year, the Prince’s Government trialled the wearing of a school uniform by introducing a dress code.Ecole de la Condamine was chosen as a pilot school, with pupils in Years 2, 3, and 4 (CP, CE1 and CE2) the first to try it out.Throughout the school year, parents had an opportuni...

“La promesse du bonheur”: Tom Wesselmann exhibition at Villa Paloma

Until 6 January 2019, the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco (NMNM)’s Villa Paloma is hosting a public exhibition dedicated to one of the key figures in American pop art, Tom Wesselmann. The exhibition takes its title from Stendhal’s famous claim that “La beauté n’est que la promesse du bonheur” (“Beauty is but the pr...

New website and address for Tourist and Convention Authority

The website for tourism in Monaco, www.visitmonaco.com , managed by the Tourist and Convention Authority, recently got a makeover. With a new look, new functionality and more integration with social media, the website now features more editorial content in the form of articles and videos. The new website has been de...

IMSEE presents economic benefits of Grand Prix

This morning Lionel Galfré, Director of the Monegasque Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (IMSEE), presented the results of a study on the economic benefits of the 2017 Grand Prix at a breakfast meeting organised by the Monaco Economic Board (MEB).It should be recalled that the economic benefits of the 201...

Minister of Health and Social Affairs meets 5th and 6th year medical students

Mr Didier Gamerdinger, Minister of Health and Social Affairs, was keen to meet students in their fifth and sixth years of medical studies to talk to them about the medical specialties which are or will be expanding in the Principality over the coming years, in both private practices and hospitals in the country.The...

Diplomacy – Accreditation of Ambassadors from Seychelles – Gabon – Kazakhstan – Portugal

On Wednesday 27 June 2018, at a lunch held at the Hotel Hermitage, Gilles Tonelli, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, received H.E. Mr Louis Sylvestre Radegonde, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Seychelles, H.E. Mr Favien Enongoue, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary...

Presentation of “The Golden Treasures of the Pharaohs” summer exhibition in United States

The New York office of Monaco’s Tourist and Convention Authority recently held a press lunch to announce the Grimaldi Forum Monaco’s summer exhibition, “The Golden Treasures of the Pharaohs – 2,500 Years of the Goldsmith’s Art in Ancient Egypt”, which will run from 7 July to 9September in the Principality.The presen...

Monaco Sunday Experience 2018 -

The Prince’s Government is launching its annual summer Monaco Sunday Experience initiative, offering the various customers who visit the Principality during this period a comprehensive and diverse range of services, combining shopping, wellbeing, food and culture.The Principality’s retailers are invited to take part...

Rights of the Child High-Level Colloquium in Monaco

As part of celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary of the Principality’s accession to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation organised a high-level colloquium in Monaco on Monday 25 June 2018.In her opening speech, H.R.H. the Princess of Hanover, w...

Committee for Graduate Employment organises first VIP workshop for MonacoTech start-ups

The Committee for Graduate Employment was keen to meet the young entrepreneurs at MonacoTech for its first VIP workshop (Helping Graduates into Employment) aimed at professionals on Tuesday 26 June 2018.For Muriel Bubbio, the new Head of Access to Employment, “the objective is to establish a bridge between MonacoTec...