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Day: 21 November 2017
Prince and Minister speak at first Mediterranean of the Future conference
Jean-Yves Le Drian, France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, spoke at the first “Mediterranean of the Future” conference in Marseille on Tuesday, November 21. The event was planned on the initiative of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region.
HSH Prince Albert, Renaud Muselier, President of the Regional Council and numerous ministers and key Mediterranean figures, as well as representatives of the European Commission and the Union for the Mediterranean, also took part.
The conference is open to public and private actors recognised for their contribution to defining and outlining innovative and ambitious solutions in the Mediterranean region. This first conference was focused on the shared commitment of Mediterranean stakeholders to combating global warming and achieving the goals set by the climate agreements, notably the Paris Agreement.
The minister stressed the need to increase the involvement of entrepreneurs, innovators and creators from civil society in our collective efforts to develop a shared space in the Mediterranean.
The ministry supports more than 300 French communities involved in approximately 700 decentralised cooperation projects with a dozen Mediterranean Basin countries as well as civil society organisations and firms operating in the Mediterranean region, notably through “regional multi-stakeholder networks” in the process of being formed in the 13 French regions, according to the French government.
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Swiss millionaires in low cost housing
Zurich, the richest city in Switzerland, has discovered that among the 9,000 homes designated for those in need, many are currently occupied by millionaires.
Having found out at the end of 2014 that 132 millionaires were living in ‘social housing,’ the city authorities have introduced a maximum annual income of 200,000 euros to qualify for municipal housing, according to local newspaper Neue Zurcher Zeitung.
Since 2011, the city has insisted that one-third of homes in new developments should be made available to those on low incomes. The authorities had failed to check on the eligibility of those who moved in to social housing before that date.
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France’s motorway toll charges set to rise by more
Toll charges on French motorways are due to rise on February 1 by a bigger amount than in the past two years, when the increase was limited to one percent each year.
According to a report in the Journal de Dimanche, the average increase will be between 1.03 and 2.04 percent, depending on the region. While the newspaper had access to these Ministry of Transport internal documents before the weekend, they will be made public on Thursday at a meeting of the Road Users Committee.
The regional variation in increases will depend on whether the operators have carried out major projects on their networks, to be financed by toll charges. Otherwise the tolls are regulated by the prevailing rate of inflation.
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Biodanse fun at Exotic Gardens
Terres méditerranéennes (Mediterranean Lands) will be holding the next recreational workshop at the Exotic Gardens of Monaco on Saturday, November 25. Although these events are aimed at children of five and over, the whole family is invited to participate.
The theme of the session will be ‘Biodanse,’ led by Ezio Bertone.
Those attending are invited to share dances and games, exchange emotions and smiles to grow together in a happy and relaxing atmosphere. The event will run from 14:30 to 16:30. Reservations can be made by emailing termedmonaco@gmail.com or calling 06 22 800 166, specifying the name and age of the children.
The workshop is free and membership in the association is 25 euros per child / 40 euros for 2 children / 55 euros for 3 children. The events are supported by the Exotic Gardens and the Monaco City Hall.
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Minister of State praises ‘dynamic’ consuls
Minister of State Serge Telle opened the Annual Consular Meeting, at the Eiffel Salon of the Hermitage Hotel Monte-Carlo on Monday, November 20. During his introductory speech, the Minister of State congratulated the dynamic consular network.
A large number of Monaco Diplomatic and Consular Corps members working abroad as well as the Honorary Consuls of Monaco from all continents were present at this meeting, which marked the end of the celebrations for Monaco’s National Day.
The Principality, as of October 30, 2017, has 133 Consulates in operation in 80 states. A total of 89 countries are represented in Monaco by a Consul, either honorary or career.
Gilles Tonelli, Minister of External Relations and Cooperation, then presented the new organisation of the Department of External Relations and Cooperation and made a point on the state of negotiations with the European Union before inviting several speakers to address the meeting, including the President of the Monaco Economic Board, the Secretary General of SBM, the Director of Monaco Tech, the Special Advisor to the Minister for External Relations and Cooperation, the Director General of the Institute Oceanographic and the President of the Scientific Centre of Monaco.
The assembled consuls heard about the joint operations conducted in 2017 by the Monaco Economic Board and those planned for 2018, the short and medium-term projects of the SBM, the plans of MonacoTech and those of Monaco Explorations 2017-2020 and the implementation of Voluntary Sustainable Development Goals.