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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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“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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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H.S.H. Prince Albert II hosts A.S. Monaco Basket
Late yesterday, the management and players of A.S. Monaco Basket were invited to the Prince’s Palace for a reception following the recently concluded basketball season.In a speech, the Sovereign Prince congratulated the players and staff on the Monegasque team’s progress in the French Championship and the Basketball...
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Sound and Light show illuminates Prince’s Palace
On Saturday evening, the 1st Meeting of Historical Sites of the Grimaldis of Monaco concluded with a sound and light show devoted to the Grimaldi dynasty and projected onto the walls of the Prince’s Palace.This first day of celebrations was marked by a number of highlights: folk dances and cultural performances pres...
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The digital Monaco of tomorrow
The Minister of State and Frédéric Genta, Country Chief Digital Officer for Monaco, attended a meeting of the Nice-Matin Eco Club today.In his introductory speech, the Minister of State stressed that “digital is a subject which affects everyone today, and it is at the heart of what Monaco will become tomorrow. Monac...
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AFFAIRS URGES VIGILANCE REGARDING TIGER MOSQUITO, A CARRIER OF SEVERAL CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
The Aedes albopictus mosquito, commonly known as the tiger mosquito, arrived in Menton in 2004 and has since colonised the Alpes-Maritimes region and the Principality of Monaco. The mosquito is capable of transmitting viral infections such as Chikungunya, Dengue and Zika.How to recognise a tiger mosquitoThe tiger mo...
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Tuesday 19 June 2018: Meeting of Franco-Monegasque Joint Social Security Commission
The Franco-Monegasque Joint Social Security Commission met on Tuesday 19 June 2018 at the French Ministry of Health and Solidarity.The Monegasque delegation was led by Mr Didier Gamerdinger, Minister of Health and Social Affairs, who was accompanied by:- H.E. Mr Claude Cottalorda, the Principality’s Ambassador to Fr...
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Presentation of 2018–2019 season at Théâtre Princesse Grace
Françoise Gamerdinger, who leads the management team at Théâtre Princesse Grace, recently presented the theatre’s 2018–2019 season which will open on 10 October with Fabrice Lucchini in Des écrivains parlent d’argent (Writers Talk About Money). The presentation was attended by Jean-Charles Curau, Director of Cultura...
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