The design of Monaco’s exhibition pavilion for the Astana Expo 2017 was unveiled on Tuesday in the presence of Christophe Steiner, President of the National Council, Georges Marsan, Mayor of Monaco, and Philippe Narmino, Secretary-General of the Red Cross. Other leading personalities of the Principality included HE Ms Evelyne Genta, Ambassador of Monaco to Kazakhstan, HE Mireille Pettiti, President of Monaco Inter Expo and the Monaco Inter Expo team.
With the theme of the exhibition being “Energy of the future”, the Principality wanted to take an environmental approach and chose “Think of the future” to represent the Monaco Pavilion.
The Pavilion reflects upon Monaco in the Mediterranean Sea and on the duality between Man and Nature. The form, design and choice of content are determined by the desire to highlight the transition to cleaner energy and the good environmental practices of the Principality.
The Exhibition will be held in Astana from June 10 to September 10, 2017.
During a public meeting of the City Council entirely dedicated to the Junior Communal Project (CPJ) 2016-2017, students from the colleges François d’Assise Nicolas Barré (FANB) and Charles III presented the different projects on which they worked with their respective professors.
Monaco Mayor Georges Marsan, together with his deputies and councillors, welcomed pupils from the 4me classes (Grade 8 US/Year 9 UK) of FANB College accompanied by their professor of History, Méryl Fouilleron, and from College Charles III with their Professor of Monegasque, Sylvie Leporati.
In turn, the two groups presented a number of potential projects linked to the work of the City Council. The elected representatives debated at length before nominating the topics.
FANB College subjects were an intergenerational day to foster links between seniors and younger generations in order to bring them closer together and to encourage the transmission of knowledge, and “Artificial weightlessness” – the implementation of a free fall simulator at certain Town Hall events.
For Collège Charles III, the issues were a “Treasure hunt in Monaco” – a playful animation on Monaco’s territory, focusing on the use of new technologies, including QR codes, and “Renewable energies” with the installation of new renewable energy systems in municipal buildings as part of the City Council’s commitment to sustainable development.
The Mayor and members of the Council congratulated the students on the seriousness and quality of their work, their obvious motivation and the originality of the subjects proposed.
Students will now work on their projects and study the feasibility of each in terms of practical, logistical and budgetary constraints. The finalised projects will be presented at a public meeting of the Communal Council in June, after which the elected representatives will be able to vote for their possible implementation.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce of Monaco (JCEM) has announced the launch of its training cycle under the title “The modalities of starting a business”, which was formerly known as the Spring of Entrepreneurship.
Six training sessions will be organised: On March 28, the workshop “How to set up in Monaco?” will be held exceptionally at the Welcome Office (9, rue du Gabian in Fontvieille), and will be hosted by Laurence Garino, Head of Service. Participants will learn the procedure for the creation of a commercial structure, and also the conditions for obtaining residence in the Principality.
On April 11, the second event in the cycle looks at the different legal structures existing in the Principality. For this, Nicolas Dotta, managing partner of the Dotta & Narmino Cabinet, will lead this unit.
The third session in the series, on April 13, identifies commercial potential and will help attendees to analyse the market and prepare a marketing and sales plan. This training will be led by Luca Signoretti of Global AdvantAge Marketing & Strategy Consulting and Lecturer in International Marketing at the International University of Monaco (IUM).
The fourth and fifth sessions will be held on April 18 and 27 under the leadership of Tony Guillemot, Partner at KPMG GLD & Associates. The fourth module will give participants the opportunity to know the rules of direct and indirect taxation of legal entities based in the Principality, notably the tax on profits and VAT. The fifth session will be on the topic of preparing a business plan, and the accounting and financial considerations.
No date has yet been confirmed for the sixth and final session, which will be conducted by the Employment Service and the CCS addressing social legislation in the Principality and the formalities of hiring staff.
Training courses are open to all. Apart from the first one, all other sessions will take place at the IUM from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
Participants in the 22nd edition of the Business Creation Competition are especially encouraged to participate (free registration). For more information Olena Prykhodko, JCEM’s Vice-President Training 2017, olena.prykhodko@jcemonaco.mc
The controversial president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has said that if he is ever impeached or penalised for his actions as Chief Executive, and should he have the luxury of choice, he would choose the jail in Monaco to serve his time.
“As long as I have the right to select where I should be detained, I should rot (there) for all time … in Monaco with a view of the beach and a telescope in hand,” the 71-year-old President said.
While Duterte’s ambitions may be difficult to realise, he is currently facing an impeachment motion brought by Representative Gary Alejano, a former marine, alleging culpable violation of the Philippines Constitution by engaging in bribery, betrayal of public trust, graft and corruption, as well as other high crimes. He has also been accused of ordering the extra-judicial killings of known drug dealers.
Fortunately for the President, the House of Representatives, which will decide on the impeachment complaint, is controlled by President Duterte’s allies.
