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No Time’s Land – a musical comedy 8 and 9 December 2017 – Grimaldi Forum
No Time’s Land, the first musical comedy to bring together 53 teachers and 65 pupils from the Principality of Monaco and the Nice Education Authority, will be presented on 8 and 9 December 2017 at the Grimaldi Forum as part of the CHORE-VOIX project, a practical, multidisciplinary artistic training programme run by...
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Inauguration of the Principality's 3rd Electrical Substation
The Principality's 3rdelectrical substation was inaugurated yesterday morning, in the presence of H. S. H. the Sovereign Prince. This out-of-the ordinary project was initiated by the Prince's Government to strengthen the security of Monaco's electricity supply, and involved almost a hundred people in 2012, under the...
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Meeting of the Committee on Monetary Agreement between the European Union and Monaco
A meeting of the Committee on Monetary Agreement between the European Union and Monaco was held yesterday in the Principality.This meeting was chaired by Jean Castellini, Minister of Finance and Economy, and brought together, for the European Union, authorities from the French banking and financial sectors, the Euro...
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First meeting to present Monaco’s participation in Expo Dubai 2020
A general presentation of the various preparations under way for the Universal Exposition in Dubai, to be held from 20 October 2020 to 10 April 2021, took place on Tuesday 28 November at the Monte-Carlo Bay.With a view to the Principality’s participation in Expo Dubai 2020, the theme for which is “Connecting Minds,...
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International Organisation of La Francophonie - 34th Session of the Ministerial Conference
On 25 and 26 November 2017, France hosted the 34th Ministerial Conference of the International Organisation of La Francophonie in Paris. The theme for the event was “New economies: the blue economy and the green economy as new drivers of wealth creation, social inclusion and sustainable development”.The Conference w...
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Lancement du programme Matrice Smart-City Monaco
The Minister of State today welcomed 30 students from eight countries who were selected to consider the issues associated with the Principality’s digital development and to propose some innovative solutions, as part of a partnership linking Matrice (an École 42 programme) and the Government, with support from Xavier...
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OSCE – Working Visit by the Special Representative and Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
H.E. Ms. Madina Jarbussynova, the OSCE's Special Representative and Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, visited the Principality today for a working visit. During this visit, she gave a presentation to the Monegasque authorities on the OSCE's programme for strengthening the response capacities of...
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Tripartite meeting on negotiations with European Union between Monaco, Andorra and San Marino
Following the meetings held in Monaco in March and in San Marino last May, Antoni Martí Petit, Prime Minister of the Principality of Andorra, received his counterparts Serge Telle, Minister of State, and Nicola Renzi, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Political Affairs and Justice of the Republic of San Marino...
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Annual Meeting of the Consular Corps
On Monday 20 November 2017, H.E. Mr. Serge Telle opened the Annual Consular Meeting, held in the Eiffel Room of the Hotel Hermitage Monte-Carlo. In his introductory remarks, the Minister of State congratulated the consular network on its dynamism.Gilles Tonelli, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, then expl...
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Diplomatic reception in Moscow
On 13 November 2017, H.E. Ms. Mireille Pettiti, Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco to the Russian Federation, held a diplomatic reception at the Ritz-Carlton Moscow Hotel to celebrate Monaco's National Day.Numerous foreign ambassadors who are accredited to the Russian Federation took part in the event, as well...
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MonacoTech is Host to the Monaco-Matin Eco Club
The Monaco-Matin Eco Club met this morning, in the presence of JeanCastellini, Minister of Finance and Economy, at MonacoTech, the Monegasque State's start-up incubator/accelerator, which was inaugurated on 8 November by H.S.H. the SovereignPrince and Xavier Niel.Jean Castellini opened the debate by recalling the cr...
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Responsible tourism in the spotlight at Tourist and Convention Authority event
The Tourist and Convention Authority held its traditional evening event at the Rainier III Auditorium yesterday for more than 350 tourism professionals in the Principality. During the event, which is part of the annual conference for the Authority’s representative offices abroad, Director of Tourism Guillaume Rose p...
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Universal Children's Day: A Stand by the DENJS in the Place d'Armes
Every year, the Principality of Monaco, under the high patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II, is involved in celebrating the anniversary of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 20 November 1989.On Tuesday 21 November, members of the publi...
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Marie-Pierre Gramaglia speaks at COP 23 in Bonn
On Thursday 16 November 2017, in the middle of the day, Marie-Pierre Gramaglia spoke on behalf of the Principality of Monaco at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 23) in Bonn. In her speech, the Minister recalled the objectives the Principality of Monaco had set for reducing its greenhouse gas emissio...
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RAMOGE – Meeting of the 50th Commission
The 50th meeting of the RAMOGE Commission will be held on Wednesday 22 November 2017, chaired by the French delegation, represented by H.E. Ms. Marine de Carné de Trécesson, Ambassador of France to Monaco.The purpose of this meeting is to provide an update on the work programme set in December 2016 for the years 201...
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Book about Principality receives award from Institut de France
Joël-Benoît D’Onorio’s book Monaco, monarchie et démocratie (Monaco: Monarchy and Democracy), now in its second edition, was recently awarded a prize by the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences.A constitutionalist, Professor D’Onorio taught public law at the University of Aix-en-Provence for many years. He is an...
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22nd Business Creation Competition: 2017 winner
As the Monaco Business trade fair drew to a close on Tuesday 14 November 2017, Mr Jean Castellini, Minister of Finance and Economy, presented the Prince’s Government Prize to the winner of the 22nd Business Creation Competition, organised by the Junior Chamber International Monaco.This year the jury, made up of repr...
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42nd International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo - From the 18th to the 28th January 2018 - Press Release n° 1
250 years ago modern circus was born!
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Tourist and Convention Authority gathers overseas representative offices for meeting in Monaco
Minister of Finance and Economy Jean Castellini opened today the annual conference of representatives from the Tourist and Convention Authority’s various offices overseas. The conference is being held at the Hotel Fairmont Monte-Carlo and will run until 17 November.Each year, the event provides a unique opportunity...
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GDP 2016: Key results and commentary
Monaco’s GDP for 2016 was EUR 5.85 billion compared with EUR 5.64 billion in 2015. It recorded growth of +3.2% (in real terms, corrected for inflation, see table 1).TABLE 1: GDP in millions of euro and growth rate...
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