Day: 27 February 2018

The Monaco Government has issued an alert for an episode of seriously cold weather, accompanied by snow, overnight on Tuesday, February 27 and into Wednesday, February 28. Meanwhile, the neighbouring region of France has been placed on Orange Alert by Météo France due to the very low temperatures. Residents are advised to take care in public places, due to the risk of ice, and to wrap up warm.

Unsurprising to residents who woke up to snow covered trees, the temperature is set to drop below freezing in the Principality again Tuesday night, and the high on Wednesday is forecast to be only 5°C. (The morning low on Tuesday was -1°C).

Daytime temperatures are not due to return to near normal until Friday, with a high of 13°C. The cold spell will relent from Tuesday, March 6, with an overnight low of 8°C and a daytime high of 15°C.

The cold snap – “the Beast from the East” – has hit travel throughout much of Europe, including the UK, where snow in the southeast has resulted in many flights being cancelled from Heathrow and Gatwick.

On Tuesday, February 27, most of the axed flights from Heathrow were to Germany and Scandinavia, with flights to France operating normally. More snow is expected in the UK on Wednesday and Thursday, and this is likely to cause more disruption than has occurred so far this week.

In addition to snow and rain Wednesday, strong winds of up to 60 km/h are expected, which could disrupt Nice-Côte d’Azur airport, train and bus services.

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Monaco’s Government has reported that the candidacy for UNESCO World Heritage Site listing for the Mediterranean Alps has taken an important step forward.

On Friday, February 24, in Cuneo, Italy’s Minister of the Environment Gian Luca Galletti formalised the candidacy of the Mediterranean Alps, the file having been deposited by the Italian Minister a few weeks earlier with the UNESCO Secretariat in Paris.

The application is for a transboundary site covering an area of nearly 270,000 hectares, focused on geological values (UNESCO Criterion VIII). The perimeter of the area extends over land and sea and involves the three states of Italy, France and Monaco.

Elected officials from the 79 municipalities concerned (including 28 in Italy), all the directors of the Italian parks, the parliamentarians of the region and French and Monegasque representatives were present.

The Principality of Monaco was represented by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation’s Philippe Mondielli, Scientific Director of the Foundation and Hélène El Missouri, Project Director and Member of the Foundation’s Italian Branch.

“Do not be surprised at the success of this application. There are all the positive features here, all the desire to work together and a perfect marriage between environment and development that is not easy to find elsewhere,” Gian Luca Galletti said.

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“Last Night I had a Dream” is the title of an exhibition of the work of Niki de Saint Phalle, at Jonckheere Gallery, from April 25 to June 29.

Niki de Saint Phalle, first a model and then an apprentice comedian, was born in 1930. She exorcised the violence of her childhood through her art. Having become iconic among women artists in the second half of the twentieth century, she was seized by the whimsical power of the work of Antonio Gaudi, whom she met for the first time at Park Güell in 1955.

The end of the Sixties marked her desire bring in large sculpted sets of figures which featured a variety of mythical creatures and serpents combined with images from remembered dreams and overflowing imagination.

A group of eighteen painted polyester sculptures, made in 1968, exhibits signature motifs, repeated on several occasions in drawings accompanied by texts dating from the same year. Reflecting on her intimate questioning, oscillating between humour and irony, these sculpted and painted totems are the vectors of her emotions: colour, round shapes, full-bodied women, serving to hide deep suffering.

This series will be fully exhibited at De Jonckheere Gallery on avenue Princesse Grace, and will kick off the inaugural Monaco/Monte Carlo Art Week from April 25 to 29.

Monaco/Monte Carlo Art Week is the collective result to promote the Monegasque art scene in order to position the Principality on the international art market. Bringing together various galeries,, museums, foundations, art schools and, hopefully, auction houses, the event aims to contribute to an artistic attraction that is part of Monaco’s cultural influence.

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The Auditorium Rainier III played host to the 7th edition of the Training Choices Forum and the 12th Meeting of the Professions of Banking and Finance on Wednesday, February 21. This day, organised by the Employment Service and the Youth Employment Unit, under the aegis of the Department of Social Affairs and Health, was aimed at students aged 16 to 26 at all levels, allowing them to meet specialists, acquaint themselves with work-study programmes and meet companies in the Principality that are partners in the scheme.

With the presence of more than 630 visitors throughout the day, Sophie Vincent, Deputy Director of Labour, was very positive about the results: “The target for attendance at the Forum was 500 young visitors, we are well beyond this figure.

“A total of 87 brands were represented: 45 Monegasque companies, 15 banks and management companies and 25 schools in the region, plus the Information Centre of National Education.”

As has been customary for the last five years, the day ended with the presentation of the Fifth Apprenticeship Trophies awarded by the Minister for Social Affairs and Health, Didier Gamerdinger, to three exemplary apprentices, both at school and professional level, and at their host company: Best Apprentice Award, a tie between Coralie Sategna and Pastor Immobilier, Alizée Sassi and the Monaco Yacht Club. The Jury Prize went to Daniela Guerra-Flores and the company Mobee.

The Training Choices Forum, together with the presentation of the apprenticeship trophies, has become the highlight of a continuous initiative throughout the year by the Employment Service.

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