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F(ê)aites de la Danse returns to Place du Casino at last - 8 and 9 July 2023 – Place du Casino – Monte-Carlo
Once again, the Ballets de Monte-Carlo, the Prince’s Government and the Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer are joining forces to put on a very special event entirely dedicated to dance. The public, artists and dancers will mingle throughout the Casino district, with a particular focus on the famous Place du Casino...
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Policy & Practice
Monaco Fire and Emergency Service: award ceremony and presentation of helmets to new recruits
The members of the Monaco Fire and Emergency Service gathered on Place du Campanin in Fontvieille today for a ceremony at which the young recruits were presented with their helmets.The entire ceremony took place under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Maxime Yvrard, Chief of the Service, with Mr Christophe Prat, Dir...
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Policy & Practice
Principality reports its official development assistance to OECD for first time
For the first time since this public policy was launched, the funds allocated by the Prince’s Government to official development assistance (ODA) have been reported to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), allowing Monaco to formally become part of the international alliance of countries...
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Policy & Practice
Diplomatic conference in Monaco
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation held its traditional Diplomatic Conference on 13 and 14 April, bringing together the entire Monegasque diplomatic corps.In the presence of H.E. the Minister of State, Pierre Dartout, the Conference was opened by Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Co...
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Government & Institutions
Attractiveness Department
Role To put forward a plan of action to support the attractiveness of the Principality of Monaco with the goal of attracting, welcoming and integrating residents, investors, businesses, employees and tourists, and to ensure its implementation working closely with all ministerial departments and organisations in th...
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Policy & Practice
The Government welcomes the adoption of the bill creating a new Monegasque Supplementary Pension Fund
The Prince’s Government is delighted by the National Council’s vote to adopt parliamentary bill 1,070 creating the Caisse Monégasque de Retraite Complémentaire, which was passed into law Thursday 13 April.The plan was launched in December 2013, when Monaco’s social partners (FEDEM and USM) signed amendment No. 21 to...
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Policy & Practice
New campaign launched to calculate 2022 GDP
As every year and with the help of citizens, IMSEE is set to carry out a statistical survey to calculate the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the Principality of Monaco last year (2022).This new campaign will begin on Friday 14 April 2023.To facilitate declarations, we strongly recommend using the online service avai...
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Policy & Practice
Monaco’s new Ambassador to the Republic of Poland presents Letters of Credence
H.E. Mr Lorenzo RAVANO, Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco, presented his Letters of Credence to H.E. Mr Andrzej DUDA, President of the Republic of Poland, at a ceremony held at the Palace of Belweder, the Presidential Residence in Warsaw.During the private audience that followed the ceremony, the Polish Presi...
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Policy & Practice
Ocean Space Forum: Inaugural event organised by the Monaco Office for Outer Space Affairs, Prométhée and the CNES
On 4 April, the Monaco Office for Outer Space Affairs, in collaboration with the French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) and the French company Prométhée, organised the inaugural Ocean Space Forum at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco.Dedicated to NewSpace, the emerging commercial space industry and its pote...
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Policy & Practice
UN – 10th International Day of Sport
In New York, on 5 and 6 April, the Permanent Mission of Monaco to the UN joined forces with Peace & Sport to mark the 10th anniversary of International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. It was H.E. Ms Isabelle Picco who tabled the resolution before the UN General Assembly proclaiming this International Day...
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Policy & Practice
Cruise season: stopovers and inspections resume
The return of the fine weather also marks the return of cruise ships to Port Hercule. While yachting and tourism are both major industries in the Principality and add to the destination’s attractiveness, precautions are nonetheless taken when welcoming pleasure cruisers, to satisfy the highest standards of environme...
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Policy & Practice
Monaco’s copper telecoms network to be switched off
For over four years, the operator Monaco Telecom has been deploying the fibre broadband network across the Principality, which now enjoys 100% coverage (except in some buildings currently undergoing renovation). This is in line with the State’s strategic decision to offer a new, more efficient network capable of kee...
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Policy & Practice
Monaco celebrates 75 years of the WHO
The Constitution of the World Health Organization entered into force on 7 April 1948. The Principality of Monaco joined on 12 July 1948 at the inaugural World Health Assembly, and has been a member even since.On this 75th anniversary of the creation of this Organization, tasked by its Member States with enabling all...
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Policy & Practice
Prince Pierre Foundation - Finalists for High-School Pupils’ Favourite Choice Award 2023
The jury for the Prince Pierre Foundation High-School Pupils’ Favourite Choice Award 2023, comprising Year 11 (Seconde) pupils from Lycée Albert I, Lycée François d’Assise Nicolas Barré and Monaco’s Vocational and Catering School, met to agree the shortlist of novels in contention for the prize.
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Policy & Practice
Award ceremony for Monaco Red Cross first-aid certificates
On Tuesday 4 April, the Rainier III Auditorium’s Salle Kreizberg hosted the award ceremony for Monaco Red Cross first-aid certificates, in the presence of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, President of the Monaco Red Cross, His niece Camille Gottlieb, Head of the Youth Section, and the entire Monaco Red Cross Board...
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Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters 2023: impact on traffic and parking
From 8 to 16 April 2023, the Principality will beat to the drum of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, one of the oldest tennis tournaments in the world and one of the most prestigious competitions on the ATP circuit. The event attracts large numbers of visitors, requiring traffic modifications to be put in place. As suc...
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Policy & Practice
First United Nations Water Conference develops action agenda in service of our collective future
At the initiative of Csaba Kőrösi, President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, and more than 40 years after the first UN Water Conference, member states, scientists, civil society stakeholders and representatives from the private sector gathered at the UN headquarters in New York from 22 to 24 March 2023....
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Policy & Practice
Department of Employment introduces new form for renewing/amending work permits
From 10 April, the Department of Employment is introducing a new form for renewing/amending work permits aimed at employers in the Principality.With a view to streamlining administrative procedures for employees, only the following changes will now need to be reported using the new form:- Change of qualification;- C...
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El Olvido del Mar documentary The history of Odón de Buen, a disciple of Prince Albert I of Monaco
On 27 March 2023, a preview of the documentary El Olvido del Mar, produced by Spanish company Sintregua Comunicaciones, was presented at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid. This feature-length film recounts the life and work of Odón de Buen, the distinguished personality from Aragon, who was born in Zuera in 1863...
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Meeting between Minister of State and Laurence Boone, Secretary of State for European Affairs
On Friday 31 March 2023, H.E. Pierre Dartout, accompanied by Isabelle Costa, High Commissioner for European Affairs, met Laurence Boone, the French Secretary of State for European Affairs, at the Quai d’Orsay for talks on the draft association agreement between Monaco and the European Union, and on the friendly rela...
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