Three countries took key actions on Monday, September 18, to strengthen nuclear safety and security, the Monaco-based International Atomic Energy Agency said. On the margins of the IAEA General Conference, Bolivia, Monaco and Syria each deposited a legal document related to treaties under the IAEA’s auspices.
“I am very pleased that this Treaty Event provides an opportunity for countries to present instruments expressing consent to be bound by these important treaties,” said IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at the event.
This year, the event focused on the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM), the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS), and the Joint Convention on the Safety of Soent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management (Joint Convention).
“Universal implementation of the amended Convention will help to ensure that nuclear material and facilities throughout the world are properly protected against malicious acts by terrorists,” Mr Amano said.
Isabelle Berro Amadeï, Permanent Representative of Monaco to the IAEA, deposited the instrument of acceptance of the CPPNM Amendment on behalf of her country.
During this year’s Treaty Event, representatives from several Member States were also briefed on the treaties featured at the Event, including on their implementation.
“Ratifying these treaties is important for Member States, but even more vital is their implementation, for which the IAEA stands ready to help,” Mr Amano said in conclusion.
Before, during, and after the Monaco Yacht Show, traffic on boulevard Louis II and access to the bus shelter of the Kennedy bus stop will be very difficult from September 18 to October 8.
The Monaco Bus Company, CAM, has moved the bus stop about 100 metres upstream, before the “Cedez-le-passage” sign throughout this period. A provisional red post indicates the temporary location of the stop.
The temporary stop will also allow easier access to the show itself.
Europe’s biggest low-cost airline, Ryanair, has relented in the face of widespread anger and agreed to publish a list of flights due to be cancelled over the next few weeks.
Previously the airline had refused to do so.
The cancellations, which Ryanair has said will affect fewer than two percent of its passengers, have been made in order to improve punctuality, the airline said. On-time arrivals had recently fallen to below 80 percent
The airline has also blamed its cancellations on its own miscalculations of leave due to pilots.
Ryanair does not have a major presence at Nice Airport, but uses Marseille as its hub in the South of France. While the Irish airline does not seem too bothered by its public image, which is once again in a nose dive, it is usually among the first to complain about strikes by French air traffic controllers.
As you may have heard Monaco, we have a new organic store in town! Yuppie!
The shop on rue St Charles was taken over by new owners last year, who decided to expand with a new store in the shopping arcade behind L´Estoril.
Now if you didn’t know of the existence of this shopping arcade, pas de problème. I’ve been living in the area for the past 8 years and I’d never set foot in the shopping arcade until recently when I went and checked out TO BE – the organic (bio) store.
Set right behind Avenue 31, the closest car park is Larvotto or take the 5 or 6 bus and get off at Larvotto. Go through the arcade to the back of the building and turn left and you will find TO BE at the bottom right hand side.
What’s new inside A great selection of fresh fruit and vegetables, most of which is local. The owner was proud to say that they get a lot of their produce from “La Brigue” which is around 40 km inland from Monaco.
The advantage of eating local is that the food will not have to travel far between the earth and your plate, meaning that it will retain most of its nutrients and have a low carbon footprint.
Eating local also means eating seasonal foods, a great way to support your health.
I never really paid much attention to this fact until I studied Ayurveda, one of the world’s oldest whole-body healing systems. According to Ayurveda, “Nature provides the ideal harvest for each season to keep us strong, healthy, energised and focused”.
I used to eat the same type of food all year around like salads, berries and leafy greens and wonder why the heck I would always get so cold in winter.
With Ayurveda, the type of food you eat is recommended in summer for its cooling effects and vice versa. So last year I decided to give into eating seasonal produce over winter instead and guess what? I never got cold!
You’ll notice that as the weather gets colder, we naturally crave winter vegetable soups, nuts, grains and high fat foods such as meat and fish. Our bodies need this type of fuel in winter and it’s wise to give into what it craves and to buy what’s in season. “La nature est bien faite” as we say in French!
Photo: Facebook ToBe Monaco
Beyond the fruit and veg Beyond the seasonal fruits and vegetables, TO BE also has a great selection of seeds, nuts and whole grains. I believe it’s the only place in Monaco, much to my delight, where I’ve managed to find hemp seeds. Hemp seeds are vegan and a natural source of protein that can be added to smoothies and salads for example.
As they are unprocessed, digestion is much easier than most protein powders, like whey, for example.
In other aisles Finally, you’ll find a good selection of teas, Manuka honeys and other winter warming stuff at TO BE, as well as a small selection of organic meat, chicken and fish.
The shop, open Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 7 pm, is family-owned so depending on when you go, expect to either be served by mom, dad, their gorgeous daughter or one of the employees.
I’ve been told that some of Monaco’s top athletes have already picked up a few groceries here so if it’s good enough for them, I think it’s good enough for the rest of us, too.
Article first published September 19, 2017.Maddy is the Founder of Nutrition For Naughty People, aimed at helping individuals find a better balance between the things that keep them healthy and the things that make them happy! Any questions? mk@nutritionfornaughtypeople.com. (Feature image: @viktoriakhatib)
Bomanbridge Media has partnered with the Monaco Government Tourist Office Asia, represented by Horus Development & Consulting, to host Asia’s first edition of the Monaco Film Festival in Singapore next month.
The Monaco Film Festival will be presented at the Alliance Francaise Cultural Center from October 14 to 22, with a VIP Gala held at the Capitol Theatre during the eight-day event.
The festival itself promises be an exciting celebration of the attractions of Monaco and Monte-Carlo, featuring films that over the last few decades have used Monaco’s location and exotic image.
In recent years the Government Tourist Office has focused on attracting more visitors from the burgeoning Asian market.
Following the first wave of strikes against the new labour laws in France on September 12, more dates have been announced for further bouts of industrial action, including a national strike on Thursday, September 21.
SNCF is warning of train delays or cancellations on certain lines from Wednesday, September 20, at 7 pm to Friday, September 22 at 8 am.
Following the adoption of the final version of the five ordinances reforming the Labor Code on Friday, September 15, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the firebrand leader of “Insubordinate France” called on “the people” to “break into Paris” to demonstrate against what he called the social and undemocratic coup d’état.
Ominously, the militant CGT union may target fuel depots, prompting a warning of a “strike that will have very concrete consequences on the French economy”, from Jérôme Vérité, general secretary of the CGT-Transports federation.
Even retirees are being swept up in the mobilisation, and have been called upon to demonstrate at the call of nine unions and associations (CGT, FO, CGC, CFTC, FSU, Solidaires, FGR, and associations UNRPA, LSR).
A further day of action is planned again for Tuesday, October 10.
