Day: 14 September 2017

Monaco’s long-standing Director of Judicial Services has announced his early retirement.

In a press communiqué issued on the afternoon of Thursday, September 14, Philippe Narmino said: “At the start of a new judicial year, I have decided to abandon my continuing duties by asking for my rights to early retirement. The personal accusations against me and the repeated attacks suffered by the judicial system no longer allow me to adequately protect them.”

He added that his decision was primarily determined by the interests of the Monegasque justice system “which must be able to continue to be met with the serenity required”.

He said that by taking early retirement he would be able to find his freedom of speech and action after nearly forty years spent in the service of justice.

The resignation comes after the publication in Le Monde of an investigative article on the ongoing legal wrangle between Dimitri Rybolovlev, majority owner of AS Monaco, and art dealer Yves Bouvier.

Referring to the affair as “Monacogate”, the prestigious French daily reported that it was in possession of SMS messages between Tetiana Bersheda, a lawyer acting for Mr Rybolovlev, and the former director of the Monaco police force, Regis Asso, and Mr Narmino.

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The secretariats of the RAMOGE and Pelagos Agreements have held a successful colloquium at the Oceanographic Museum to raise awareness of the acute problem of marine litter.

The event, on September 12, was aimed at both coastal and inland communities. Scientists, representatives of the countries parties to the Agreements – France, Monaco, and Italy – as well as local actors took part.

Environmental and health issues related to marine litter, government actions to combat this form of pollution and innovative initiatives to stop it were the highlights of the event, the aim of which was to come up with concrete measures to prevent it.

The problem of waste reduction is a common concern to the RAMOGE and Pelagos Agreements because of the pollution that threatens marine species and in particularly marine mammals.

Considering that 80 percent of the waste is of land-based origin, it is essential to develop policies in order to avoid detritus found at sea.

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Monaco has taken part in the 67th session of the Regional Committee for Europe of the World Health Organisation.

A Monegasque delegation, composed of Alexandre Bordero, Director of Health Action, and Chrystel Chanteloube, Third Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Monaco to the United Nations Office at Geneva, participated from September 11 to 14 in Budapest.

In the presence of top political figures, including the Hungarian and Greek Prime Ministers, this event brought together representatives from the 53 member states of the region to discuss the main health issues and challenges at a European level.

WHO’s new Director-General of WHO, Dr Tedros, attended the discussions and stressed that while the European region is one of the most advanced in terms of universal health coverage, it also has major inequalities and multiple challenges, most notably non-communicable diseases.

The debates focused on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Program through the European Health Policy 2020, taking into account the environmental determinants of health, and preparing for health emergencies.

In particular, the Monegasque delegation spoke on the theme of environment and health in order to remind the Government of the French Government’s commitment to combating climate change in order to safeguard human health.

The Principality also announced the recent signing of a health cooperation agreement with France which will help in setting up the main capabilities required under the International Sanitary Regulations and so strengthening plans and preparations for possible health crises.

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