Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansoori at Summit on the Global Agenda 2011. Photo:World Economic Forum/Norbert Schiller
An important business delegation from the United Arab Emirates will be in Monaco from July 3. Minister of Economy Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri will head a 20-member trade delegation from the Dubai Chamber of Commerce, which will also visit France and Italy.
In Monaco, the delegates will meet with their peers at the Monaco Economic Board, the Monaco Government Tourist Authority and Expo Monaco. In Nice, the delegation will participate in the Innovative City 2017 Conference and hold talks with representatives of the public sector on the Riviera.
In addition, a roundtable session will be held during the delegation’s visit to Genoa, Italy, with the leader of the Region of Liguria, Giovani Toti, where opportunities for strengthening bilateral cooperation will be discussed. The delegates will also pay a visit to the Italian Institute of Technology as well as the Science and Technology Park.
The number of resident cards issued in Monaco to US citizens is around 275, although the community totals around 300, when including children under-16 years.
For Americans, or friends of Americans, looking to celebrate the Declaration of Independence in Monaco, here’s what on today.
Stars’n’Bars is hosting its annual Fourth of July party but this year, due to the events popularity, the festivities will spill out onto the street in front of the bar on the port of Monaco.
There will be live music by Fat Cat Hackett, entertainment for adults and children and an all-American BBQ. Entry is free from 6 pm, and there’s a pre-party aperitif until 7 pm upstairs on the StarDeck, with a cash bar. For the barbecue, coupons can be purchased for €3 and €5.
Later in the month, there will be a special evening for MonacoUSA members at the barracks of the Carabiniers du Prince, to watch the second entrant in the annual International Fireworks Competition. Reservations must be made in advance as only 80 people can attend, and there will be many attractions during the evening, including a visit to the Carabiniers’ private historical museum.
Nikki Beach will be celebrating Independence Day with a “Let’s Play Ball” party, honouring various American sports, including baseball and American football. Staff on the rooftop of the Fairmont Monte Carlo will be wearing sport uniforms and the hostess will be the referee for the evening. And don’t forget the cheerleaders …
As part of the Méridien Beach Plaza hotel’s summer cinema – a chance to rediscover cult films shot around the Mediterranean – Roger Vadim’s And God Created Women will be shown “under the stars” in French with English subtitles Tuesday at 9:45 pm. Limited seating, tickets are €30, which includes a signature cocktail and popcorn, or €25 for guests of L’intempo restaurant. Valet service available.
At part of the Monte Carlo Sporing Music Festival, Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox performs its second night at the Salle des Étoiles, at 8:30 pm.
In 2009, Scott Bradlee posted a video of a session on Youtube playing the repertoire of the Canadian group Nickelback on 1960s arrangements, “A Motown Tribute to Nickelback”. Encouraged by this initial smash success, he created his own Youtube channel and formed the Postmodern Jukebox where different musicians and vocalists took turns. Shortly later, their vintage cover Radiohead’s “Creep” shattered the internet with 19 million views.
Seventy-three years after the Normandy Landings, a unique and graphic exhibition in Monaco this summer will help shed light on this momentous event.
‘Normandy, June 6, 1944, the Extraordinary Story of the Landings’, will be open to the public from July 7 through August 20. This unique exhibition at the Chapiteau, Fontvieille, will lift much of the mystery from the biggest military operation in history.
Six hundred tons of original remains, artefacts and specialised equipment will be gathered in one spot for the exhibition. The exhibition consists of 24 sequences that detail, hour after hour, the unfolding of the undoubted turning point of the Second World War, as US, British and Allied Forces started the liberation of Europe.
French President Emmanuel Macron has told Congress that he will work to bring France along a new path.
In a speech lasting more than an hour on Monday, the Head of State said he wanted to say farewell to cynicism and to “renew the spirit of conquest”.
He welcomed the “resolute and profound transformation” instilled by his election. “What is asked of us by the French people is to reconnect with the spirit of conquest that has made it [possible], and finally to reconcile it with itself,” he said.
Referring to B-partisan politics of Left and Right, President Macron said: “The French people have shown their impatience towards the political world too often made of quarrels or empty ambitions.” He also warned newly-elected parliamentarians not to return to bad habits.
Referring to his strongest critics, the President said: “We have to get out of this climate of false trials where public debate has locked us up too long. We have to find air, serenity, and gaiety.”
He called for “an end to this incessant search for a scandal”, warning the press not to look for scandals where there aren’t any.
One of the planks in Macron’s platform is to reduce the number of parliamentarians by one-third. He claims that a smaller parliament would be more efficient.
Meanwhile, leaders of several trade unions are already threatening industrial unrest once the President attempts fundamental changes in France’s cumbersome labour laws. (Homepage image: Facebook Emmanuel Macron)
A British man in his forties lost control of his car on route de la Piscine Saturday night around 10:30 pm.
Driving a black Twizzy with Monaco’s newest members-only club logo, the Monaco resident struck the safety rail as he headed towards La Rascasse, and flipped his car.
He was removed from the vehicle by the Monaco Fire Department in serious condition, and was treated on site before being transferred to Pasteur Hospital in Nice.
His injuries are not life threatening.
Article first published July 2, 2017.
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A British man in his forties lost control of his car on route de la Piscine Saturday night around 10:30 pm.