Day: 6 July 2017

A jetty on Port Hercules has been renamed in honour of one of the Principality’s most ardent proponents of the Monegasque language.

In the presence of Prince Albert, Mayor Georges Marsan and members of the Communal Council, as well as official representatives of the highest authorities of the Principality, the inauguration of the Jules Soccal Jetty (formerly Central T) of Port Hercules, took place on Thursday, July 6.

Mr Soccal’s daughter Josiane Campana and her grandson, Olivier, surrounded by friends and relatives, were also present for the event.

Born in 1907 in Monaco-Ville, Jules Soccal was a “Monegasque of blood and heart, who was an ardent defender of our language and our traditions,” the Mayor said.

After starting his professional career in a printing office, he joined the Communal Library and then the Cap-Fleuri nursing home. In the early 1950s, he joined the Naval Service as Secretary from where he was promoted to the position of Inspector of Fisheries and Maritime Security, then Chief of the Naval Secretariat in 1962, and later as Marine Administration Officer five years later, before retiring in 1972.

A great enthusiast of the sea and a keen fisherman, Jules Soccal also participated in numerous regattas, representing Monaco in Algiers, Ostend and Barcelona in particular. A Knight of the Order of St. Charles, Mr Soccal was very involved in the life of his country and initiated Monegasque language courses with Lazare Sauvaigo.

In 1971, he brought together his two passions by writing and publishing: “The Monegasque vocabulary of the navy and the sea.” He also wrote a short story and poems.

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In 1999, the MEB held its first economic mission to Tunis, accompanied during a trip by Prince Albert. Since then, three other missions have been held in Monaco and Tunisia, allowing Monegasque entrepreneurs to discover quality local partners, encouraging them to invest in Tunisia.

During the latest visit, a Business Forum with UTICA – the Tunisian Union of Industry, Commerce and Handicrafts – has led to the signing of a cooperation agreement with the MEB.

The delegation is made up of 35 people, representing 18 Monaco entities, operating in transport, plastics, ICT, insurance, trading, coffee machines and health.

The Association of Businesswomen of Monaco will also benefit from this trip to sign an agreement with the National Chamber of Businesswomen of Tunisia.

Tunisia, which is a symbol of democratic transition in the region, has always been able to count on the Principality. Today, the country is returning to growth – 2.5 percent expected in 2017 – led by tourism and agriculture, which have regained their dynamism supported by a policy of diversification of the economy.

Tunisia is a favoured destination conducive to the development of Monegasque enterprises.

The results of the first group of the 2017 baccalaureate have confirmed the quality of the courses offered to pupils in the Principality, with an overall success rate of more than 94 percent, with 311 special mentions out of 420 pupils, including 75 “TB”, 81 “B”and 155 mentions “AB”.

The high quality of results in 2017 testifies once again to the quality of teaching delivered by the Directorate of National Education, Youth and Sports of the Principality, the commitment of management personnel and the entire educational community in the implementation of the policy of the Government of the Principality in the field of education, the Government said.

Very good results were recorded by the pupils of the Lycée Albert 1er and François d’Assise-Nicolas Barré (FANB) with a success rate of 94.92 percent and 197 mentions for 255 candidates, including 70 “TB” 55 mentions “B” and 72 mentions “AB”.

On the technology side, the overall success rate was 90.28 percent. At the Lycée Albert 1er, students achieved a 100 percent success rate for the STI2D series and 97.50 percent for the STMG series.

BTN students from the Monaco Technical and Hospitality School obtained a success rate of 66.67 before the second round. In terms of Professional Baccalaureats in the hotel, industrial and tertiary sectors, very good results have been obtained by the students of the Lycée Technique et Hôtelier of Monaco, with a total success rate of 92.55 percent, including 60 mentions, the “Cuisine” series, “Commerce” and “Marketing and Catering Services” achieving 100 percent success.

In higher education, students in the BTS Hôtellerie of the Lycée Technique et Hôtelier in Monaco had 91.67 percent success for Option A. For the Lycée Albert 1er, the students of the BTS “Accounting and Management of Organisations” achieve a success rate of 94.4 percent, while those of the BTS “Assistant Manager” achieved 100 percent.

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France’s environment minister Nicolas Hulot wants to the end of the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040. Beyond that date, no new diesel or petrol cars will be sold in France, Mr Hulot said on Thursday, July 6.

Presenting his climate plan at a press conference, he said that the move would be “a real revolution”. Not only will the banning of cars with internal combustion engines help fight climate change, it will also have a positive impact on health, he said. French automakers have the capacity to achieve the desired result, the minister said.

Drivers will be offered a premium to trade in their old polluting vehicles, a “transition bonus” that will replace a pre-1997 diesel vehicle or pre-2001 petrol car with a new or used cleaner vehicle. The Minister did not specify the amount of the premium. Earlier this week Volvo said it will stop making petrol or diesel-only cars in 2019, but will switch to hybrid or battery-powered systems.

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