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9th Young People’s Economic and Social Council

The Economic and Social Council recently hosted the ninth Assembly of the Young People’s Economic and Social Council, during which 36 pupils from the Principality’s public and private secondary schools, divided into four working groups, presented their proposals.In partnership with the Department of Education, Youth...

Monaco and Europe: Prince’s Government holds meetings with regulated professions

As part of the preparatory work for the negotiations being led by the Prince’s Government with the European Commission and the European External Action Service, a series of meetings has been organised with the Monegasque Committee for Regulated Professions on 21 and 22 April.Since negotiations with the European Unio...

The International Health Regulations

The International Health Regulations (IHR) are an international legal tool. They are legally binding on 196 countries, which are working together on global health security.The aim of the IHR is to help the international community avoid serious risks to public health that are likely to spread beyond borders and pose...

Diplomatic relations established between Principality of Monaco and Republic of Belarus

The Principality of Monaco and the Republic of Belarus signed a joint communiqué on 15 April 2016, establishing diplomatic relations between the countries.The document was signed by H.E. Mr Claude Cottalorda, Monaco’s Ambassador to France, and H.E. Mr Pavel Latushka, the Belarusian Ambassador to France, having both...

Inventory of groupers and brown meagres in Monegasque waters: report

As part of the Prince’s Government’s policy on protecting biodiversity, the Department of the Environment led its sixth campaign to take an inventory of dusky groupers (Epinephelus marginatus) in the Principality’s waters during October 2015.

Department of Urban Amenities: pest control campaign

Part of the role of the Department of Urban Amenities involves controlling pests (mosquitoes, rats, pigeons, etc.) in publicly owned areas including green spaces, valleys, service tunnels and sewage networks.

AMADE Monaco presents cheque to Monaco Humanitarian Collective

To mark its fiftieth anniversary, AMADE Monaco presented a cheque for €150,000 to the Monaco Humanitarian Collective on Friday 15 April. Thanks to this donation, it will be possible to provide surgeries for 15 children in the Principality.

The IPCC Decides to Produce a Special Report on the Ocean

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), whose 43rd working session came to a close on13April 2016 in Nairobi, has approved the drafting of three special reports (1), including a report on interaction between the climate, the ocean and the cryosphere.On the initiative of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monac...

World Theatre Day Thursday 21 April 2016 – 8 p.m. – Théâtre Princesse Grace

The Monegasque National Commission for UNESCO and the Théâtre Princesse Grace are joining celebrations of World Theatre Day.For the occasion, seven of the Principality’s theatre companies will get together at the Théâtre Princesse Grace on Thursday 21 April 2016 for an evening devoted to the performing arts and the...

NMNM: Last chance to discover Roland Flexner’s work at Villa Paloma’s Project Space

This is the last week that visitors will be able to see the work of Roland Flexner (born in Nice in 1944), which is being exhibited at Villa Paloma’s Project Space in parallel with the Duane Hanson exhibition.For this exhibition, Roland Flexner is presenting almost 80 drawings from various series (Figures and Vanita...

London’s Royal College of Music plays concert in Fire Station courtyard

Students from the senior classes at the Royal College of Music in London, currently on a placement at the Prince Rainier III Academy of Music, gave a concert in the courtyard of La Condamine Fire Station on Friday evening, alongside their counterparts from the Monegasque Academy. The concert was staged with the supp...

EVER: H.E. the Minister of State Takes the Wheel of an Electric Vehicle

Spotlight on sport in Monaco at the UN

To celebrate the third International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, the Monaco Crossroad for Sports photo exhibition was opened on Thursday 31 March by H.E. Ms Isabelle Picco, Monaco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and Mr Edmond Mulet, the Secretary-General’s Chef de Cabinet.Representative...

2016 photo competition – 40 years of RAMOGE: the Mediterranean in all its guises

As part of the celebrations of its fortieth anniversary, the RAMOGE Agreement is launching a photo competition open to everyone.Since 1976, the RAMOGE Agreement has been a tool for scientific, technical and administrative cooperation between the governments of Monaco, France and Italy to protect and preserve the mar...

Children's Rights: Gilles Tonelli Takes Part in a Council of Europe Conference

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, accompanied by H.E. Mr. Rémi Mortier, Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe, is taking part in a high-level Conference of the Council of Europe entitled "Reaching the Heights for the Rights of the Child," which is taking place in Sofia on 5 and 6...

Monaco takes part in Journées de la Francophonie in Italy

On 22 March, Monaco’s Embassy in Italy participated in the round table organised in Rome to mark the end of the Journées de la Francophonie celebration of French language on the theme “Franco + Sport for Peace”.To mark the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (5–21 August) and Paralympic Games (7–18 September), the Group of Franc...

Survey of recipients of Industrial Subsidies

In a global context in which the industrial sector is faced with changes in work and models of production, the Government of the Principality remains attentive to developments in the activities of this sector. In this regard, the Government wished to assess the "Industrial Subsidies" in order to have a co...

ALPARC Council Meeting

The ALPARC Council Meeting will be held on 7 and 8 April in Monaco. Established in 1995, ALPARC – the Alpine Network of Protected Areas – brings together 34 organisations which manage protected areas within the region covered by the Alpine Convention. It is the largest federation of protected areas in the Alps.

Embassy of Monaco to the United States Reception in honour of new Secretary of Smithsonian Institution

On 29 March in Washington, D.C., Monaco’s Embassy organised a reception in honour of the new Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution,* Dr David J. Skorton.** The reception, held at the Ambassador’s Residence, provided an opportunity to present the leader of the world’s largest museum and research centre complex to...

Telethon 2015: a success Monaco applies to be candidate city for Telethon 2016

During the Telethon Merci ceremony organised on Wednesday 30 March by members of the Office of the Association for the Promotion and Organisation of the Monaco Telethon (OTM), Minister of Health and Social Affairs Stéphane Valeri officially announced Monaco’s candidacy as an ambassador city for the thirtieth Teletho...