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Creation of voluntary fund to protect marine mammals in Pelagos Sanctuary

The tripartite Pelagos Agreement1, signed in 1999 by France, Italy and the Principality of Monaco, last year created the Pelagos Voluntary Fund. The purpose of this new instrument is to provide financial support for the ambitious Pelagos Action Plan 2022–2027.This fund will make it possible to finance priority tripa...

4th plenary meeting of the Committee for the Promotion and Protection of Women’s Rights: report and prospects

The Committee for the Promotion and Protection of Women’s Rights recently presented its fourth annual report during its plenary meeting, which was chaired by Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, and attended by representatives from Monegasque institutions, the Department of Justice, go...

H.E. Carole Lanteri meets Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross

On Monday 20 February 2023, H.E. Carole Lanteri, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Principality of Monaco to the Office of the United Nations in Geneva, paid a courtesy call on Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, the new President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).During their meeting, the Amb...

55th meeting of the RAMOGE Commission

The RAMOGE* Agreement held the 55th meeting of the RAMOGE Commission on Thursday 2 February 2023. The meeting was chaired by Isabelle Rosabrunetto, Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.It was an opportunity for the French, Italian and Monegasque delegations to provide an update on the...

Monaco Foundation in Paris gets revamp

On 15 February, a Monegasque delegation was invited for an official tour of the Monaco Foundation in Paris show home at the University of Paris International Campus by the Campus’ General Delegation. The delegates had the opportunity to view the new standard studio, which is equipped with a kitchenette and a spaciou...

Mélèzes upward extension: work set to begin

As part of the Housing Plan, the Mélèzes building, which has benefitted from a renovation of its facade and communal areas, will soon receive the modules that will allow it to be extended upwards, creating 14 additional homes.With good progress having been made on the work to prepare for the arrival of these modular...

Earthquake in Türkiye and Syria Prince’s Government allocates emergency aid for victims

In response to the double emergency appeal by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in the aftermath of the disaster on 6 February, the Prince’s Government decided to offer its support to the Turkish and Syrian Red Crescent societies.According to the IFRC, between 15 and 20 mill...

H.E. Anne Eastwood accredited as Monaco’s Permanent Representative to United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

On 10 February 2023, H.E. Anne Eastwood, Monaco’s Ambassador to Italy, presented to Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the FAO, her credentials as the new Permanent Representative of the Principality to this Rome-based United Nations organisation, of which the Principality has been a member since November 2001.The FAO’s...

Pink Ribbon Monaco presents a cheque to the CHPG

The charity Pink Ribbon Monaco* has presented a cheque for 25,000 euros to the Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace, to help fund the hospital’s pioneering research into the treatment of lobular breast cancers.The aim is to use a new type of medical imaging to better identify this type of cancer, locate metastases mor...

Road resurfacing work

With a few weeks to go until the 6th Monaco e-Prix (6 May 2023) and 80th F1 Monaco Grand Prix (25 to 28 May 2023), the Department of Urban Amenities will, as every year, be carrying out resurfacing work on part of the circuit and in certain other areas of the city, to ensure that the Principality’s urban road networ...

The children of the Principality create a collective artwork for the day of 8 March 2023

To mark the #8MarsMonaco event, the Committee for the Promotion and Protection of Women’s Rights is this year focusing on the promotion of sexual equality through sport. In collaboration with the Department of Education, Youth and Sport, a hundred year three pupils from Monaco primary schools have contributed to a s...

Biohuts installed at Monaco’s ports

In 2014, the Department of Maritime Affairs (DAM), the Department of the Environment (DE), and Société d’Exploitation des Ports de Monaco (SEPM) which operates the Principality’s ports, asked the company Ecocéan to install ‘biohuts’ aimed at creating artificial habitats and restoring rock and sandy seabeds to their...

MONEYVAL - Report Next meeting of Committee for Coordination and Monitoring

The Committee for Coordination and Monitoring of the National Strategy on Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Corruption, established by Sovereign Ordinance No. 9.729, dated 1 February 2023, will meet on 16 February.The agenda will include the following: Adoption...

National information campaign – Webinars

As part of the public and private partnership aimed at combating money laundering, terrorist financing, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (AML/CTFP) andthe follow-up to the MONEYVAL reportadopted on 8 December 2022 and published on 23 January 2023, the Prince’s Government is launching anational inform...

Switching off business facade and window lights at night

Boulevard du Larvotto: alternating traffic scheme during school holidays

Taking advantage of the February school holidays, during which traffic is less busy, work is to be undertaken on the Dorsale spine road – Boulevard du Larvotto, requiring the introduction of an alternating traffic scheme.The work will involve surveys in preparation for the Larvotto Supérieur property development and...

Government sets out arrangements for switching off business facade and window lights at night

As part of its plan to manage energy use, the Prince’s Government has issued a ministerial decree dated 10 February setting out the arrangements for switching off interior lights and those used on the facades, windows and signs of certain business premises. These arrangements will be in effect until 30 April 2023.Li...

Palais Honoria project : changes to traffic on Boulevard du Jardin Exotique

Due to the progress being made on the Palais Honoria project, which is part of the National Housing Plan for Monegasques, SMEG will be carrying out work to connect a substation within the building to the Principality’s high and low voltage network in order to meet the district’s current and future energy needs.To mi...

General Meeting of the Employment Tribunal

The Employment Tribunal held its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 25 January 2023, bringing together all members appointed on a parity basis from the employer and employee groups.The body, which is administratively part of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, has 48 members: 24 representing employers and 24...