The Monaco Monitor

Prince Albert II of Monaco underscored his commitment to protecting the earth´s environment at the opening of a special exhibit at the IAEA General Conference in Vienna. The Prince opened the event - entitled “Nuclear Technologies for the Environment: Protecting Air, Earth and Oceans” - with IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei. (more…)

Last Monday, Prince Albert II of Monaco visited the OSCE in Vienna and discussed the Organization’s work in the fight against trafficking in human beings, in particular the protection of children. During his visit, Prince Albert met the Secretary General of the OSCE, Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, and the head of Belgium’s delegation to the Organization, Ambassador Bertrand De Crombrugghe. Belgium holds the OSCE Chairmanship this year. “Our country is particularly sensitive to the problems concerning disadvantaged and mistreated children,” the Prince said.” I am happy to be able to underscore our involvement in the OSCE programmes which deal with situations that are often painful and dramatic.”

An Arts and Culture market entitled “L’Art en mouvement” is on this weekend at the Auditorium Rainier III which is situated in the famous Grand Prix tunnel by the sea. Doors open from 10am to 6.30pm. The Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra will perform a concert at 6pm on the Sunday. (more…)

On the initiative of the Monegasque Committee for Personal Data Control (CCIN) and the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL), independent French-speaking authorities met in Monaco on 5th September 2006 in the presence of a representative of the Secretary General of the International Organisation of French-speaking Communities. (more…)

Prince Albert II of Monaco will visit the OSCE on 18 September to discuss the Organization’s work in the fight against trafficking in human beings, in particular the protection of children. (more…)

An Italian hit the jackpot in spectacular style in Monte-Carlo when he walked away with 795,705 euro from the slot machines last week. The businessman has played the fruit machines in Monaco once a month for 30 years. Last Thursday, he stepped into the Casino de Monte-Carlo and this time, the journey from Rome to Monaco resulted in him achieving a life-long dream of winning in Monaco and a fat wallet. He struck gold after putting 200 euro in the Star Wars machines to become the first big winner since they were installed 18 months ago.

Monaco officials have opened their first tourism bureau in Shanghai, in an attempt to lure Chinese tourists to enjoy holidays and a change of scenery in the relaxed Monaco ambiance. It is believed that the Principality has all the assets to attract the Chinese middle and upper-classes and bring their purchasing power to the area. (more…)

Prince Albert II made an official visit to Tunisia on September 7th and 8th by invitation of President Ben Ali. Links between Monaco and Tunisia were initiated in 1993 via the signature of a bilateral co-operation agreement particularly concerning the environment and biodiversity. (more…)

Change is afoot in the Principality. There is clearly a genuine desire to open up and for better communication with the world outside. On September 13th the Sovereign Prince Albert II invited a small group of journalists from different Medias to an informal lunch at the Palace on the Rock. 

The past Thursday took place in Monaco the SMCAR meeting - Syndicat Méditerranéen des Courtiers d’Assurance et Réassurance (the Mediterranean sindicate of insurers). The goal of this meeting was to expose the evolution of new technologies in favor of insurances. The Swiss brokerage firm “Swisscourtage” wants from now on to suppress the use of paper and (more…)