New Zealander Kieren Doe pipped to the post by Spaniard on the last lap. In the second Ironman Monaco 70.3 competition, Spaniard Marcel Zamora, also winner of the Nice long-distance triathlon in June, triumphed in spectacular style in the men’s race in 4:12:14 hours. (more…)
From big Wagner to Mahler the 150th season of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Monte-Carlo bears the stamp of its former artistic director Marek Janowski who, despite resigning in September 2005, still wields his baton to great effect. (more…)
During World War II, while the Principality of Monaco was a neutral, non-belligerent state, Monaco’s banks were considered a safe-haven by many refugees from German-occupied Europe. (more…)
The Australian Ambassador for France, Pénélope Winsley will attend the planting as well as representatives from Act for Nature and Wollemi Pine International, who have donated the tree. (more…)
The Principality is a dynamic and diversified center of activities whose economy generates an annual sales turnover of 11 billion Euros with a progression of 12% between 2004 and 2005.
Upon the invitation of H.E. Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali, President of the Republic of Tunisia, H.S.H. Prince Albert II is making an official two-day visit of the country on Thursday 7th and Friday 8th September. (more…)
On Thursday 31st August, mid afternoon, H.S.H Prince Albert II arrived at the Villa d’Este on the shores of Lake Como, to take part in the 32nd “Ambrosetti Forum” on the topic: “Intelligence 2006 on the World, on Europe, on Italy”. (more…)
Citizens of the tiny Mediterranean principality of Monaco can apparently feel less worried that their speedboats, helicopters and cars are stoking global warming. From being worst in the class — except Spain — among about 40 industrial states based on surging greenhouse gas emissions, Monaco has leapt to the ranks of the best after revisions filed to the U.N. Climate Secretariat in Bonn. (more…)
The political community and the new government met the press on August 31 to refresh the memories and to lay down the objectives of the year. As concerns the economic development, the last part of the year will be devoted to the choice of the candidates groups for the extension at sea of the Principality. (more…)
A journey back for Jérôme Magail, Anthropologist in the Museum of Prehistoric Anthropology of Monaco, Pierre-Yves Milcent, Conference Manager in the University of Toulouse and visiting researcher in the Research Unit of the Museum of Anthropology and Aurélia Cloarec, Ethnologist. (more…)