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Month: February 2018

Monaco skating rink accessible to people with reduced mobility

by: Cassandra Tanti
21/02/2018
Photo: Mairie de Monaco
Photo: Mairie de Monaco

Since December 6, the open-air ice rink at Rainier III Nautical Stadium has been accessible to people with reduced mobility, thanks to the availability of two eisgleiters, skating platforms equipped with gliders on which wheelchairs can be installed.

On Wednesday, February 21, two beneficiaries of the Association Monégasques des Handicapés Moteurs were able to enjoy the sensation of gliding across the ice in the presence of Deputy Mayor Jacques Pastor, Delegate for Sports and Leisure, and Arnaud Giusti, Head of the Municipal Services for Sports and Associations.

The 1,000 sqm skating rink will close for the season on March 12. During the school holidays (from February 24), it will be open Monday to Thursday 10 am to 6 pm, Friday and Saturday 10 am to 11 pm, and Sunday 10 am to 9 pm.

Skaters young and old, as well as people with reduced mobility are all welcome, especially with snow and minus temperatures in the forecast next week. Tickets cost €6.70 or free for children under 5. Helmets for kids are available on request from staff.

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Minister addresses energy transition in front of Economic and Social Council

by: Cassandra Tanti
21/02/2018
Marie-Pierre Gramaglia, with Séverine Canis-Froidefond, André Garino and Jean-Luc Nguyen, speaking in front of the members of the Economic and Social Council. Photo: Charly Gallo/DC
Marie-Pierre Gramaglia, with Séverine Canis-Froidefond, André Garino and Jean-Luc Nguyen, speaking in front of the members of the Economic and Social Council. Photo: Charly Gallo/DC

Marie-Pierre Gramaglia, Public Works, the Environment and Urban Development, responding to the invitation of André Garino, President of the Economic and Social Council, spoke in front of its members on Monday, February 19, on the important topic of energy transition.

She was accompanied by Jean-Luc Nguyen, Director of the Mission for Energy Transition, and Séverine Canis-Froidefond, Director of Forward Studies, Urban Planning and Mobility.

After presenting the National Pact for Energy Transition, Minister Gramaglia pointed out its main themes, including the launch of the solar cadastre and a dedicated website: www.cadastresolaire.mc and transition-energetique.gouv.mc.

Additionally, she spoke about the Charter of Commitment that entities are invited to adhere to and also addressed the topic of Clean Public Transport (TCSP), before answering questions from those present.

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National Museum acquires work with the support of UBS Monaco

by: Cassandra Tanti
20/02/2018
Exhibition view of works by João Maria Gusmão + Pedro Paiva, Daniel Steegmann Mangrané, Matti Braun, and Francesco Gennari. Photo: Charly Gallo/DC
Exhibition view of works by João Maria Gusmão + Pedro Paiva, Daniel Steegmann Mangrané, Matti Braun, and Francesco Gennari. Photo: Charly Gallo/DC

The New National Museum of Monaco (NMNM) is presenting an exhibition of recent acquisitions made with the support of UBS Monaco on the third floor of Villa Paloma.

Eleven works are on show out of the 19 acquired within the partnership: those of Matti Braun, Nathalie Du Pasquier, Francesco Gennari, Apostolos Georgiou, Jef Geys, João Maria Gusmão, Pedro Paiva, Roland Flexner, Jean-Michel Sanejouand and Daniel Steegmann Mangrané.

UBS has been supporting NMNM exhibitions for the past six years as a lead partner, and its commitment has been extended to enriching and sustaining national collections of contemporary art. This presentation of the collection is one of the highlights of the national museum’s 2018 programme, the NNMM says.

The UBS endowment has allowed the museum, in addition to the budget allocated by the State, to develop its collection of important work conceived by living artists, corresponding to the major themes that guide the museum’s acquisitions policy.

The arts, sciences and techniques, especially in the context of the history of photography and cinema, and landscape as a mental construction and no longer natural, form part of the museum’s focus.

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Monaco’s basketball team dazzle in Disneyland win

by: Cassandra Tanti
20/02/2018
Photo; Manuel Vitali/DC
Photo; Manuel Vitali/DC

Monaco’s basketball team has won yet again, this time at Disneyland Paris during the 2018 Leaders Cup. In this competition, reserved for the French basketball elite, the Roca Boys triumphed for the third time in a row on Sunday, February 18, beating Le Mans 83 to 78 in the final game.

The match started badly with Le Mans coming on strong from the start but by the second quarter, Roca Team controlled the game with a 12 points difference until the 13th minute (40-28) before Le Mans recovered, managing to catch up within four small points of Monaco.

The next two quarters sealed Monaco’s victory. The concentration and tenacity of Coach Z’s men was proven from a 63-55 lead at the end of the third quarter to 83-78 at the final buzzer. The Monegasques held out and won their third consecutive Leaders Cup in as many competitions.

With an average of 7.3 passes in the tournament, DJ Cooper was voted MVP.

Meanwhile, Roca Team is proud to welcome 31-year-old Croatian international interior Damjan Rudez, as a 6.8ft reinforcement for the team’s future ambitions.

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Introduction to basketball for Monaco students

New impetus for the Pelagos Agreement

by: Cassandra Tanti
20/02/2018
Photo: Charly Gallo/DC
Photo: Charly Gallo/DC

The Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties to the Pelagos Agreement was held on February 9, 2018, at the Rainier III Auditorium in Monaco, chaired by Cyril Gomez, Director General of the Department of Public Works, the Environment and Urban Development.

The event was attended by representatives of the three member countries – France, Italy and Monaco – as well as observers.

The meeting agreed to financial activities of the last three years, the report of the expenditures in 2017 and approved the programme for 2018 and 2019.

Among the resolutions adopted, a number related to the standardisation of research methods on marine mammal populations in the Pelagos Sanctuary – including satellite telemetry – as well as the terms of reference for assessing the impacts of plastics on marine mammals and for the identification of plastic accumulation in the Sanctuary.

The Parties decided to continue to strengthen cooperation with the municipalities and marine protected areas within the Pelagos Sanctuary as well as with the Marine Mammal Sanctuaries beyond them.

An international workshop bringing together the different actors for the marine environment will also be held at the end of 2018, in Italy, to discuss possible solutions to reduce the risk of collisions between ships and large cetaceans.

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Recognition for campaigns against plastic

Good news on French unemployment, growth at 1.9 percent

by: Cassandra Tanti
20/02/2018
Photo: Twitter Pôle emploi
Photo: Twitter Pôle emploi

The jobless rate in mainland France has fallen to 8.9 percent, down 0.7 points in the fourth quarter of 2017, having increased by 0.2 points in the third quarter of 2017 to 9.3 percent. Year-on-year, the decline was 1.1 percentage points.

Particularly satisfying for the French government is the fact that, according to INSEE, the French state statistics agency, all age groups are affected by the drop. The biggest overall fall in the jobless rate was for young people, 15-24 years old, for whom the unemployment rate fell by 2.8 points over one year to 20.7 percent.

Unemployment is now at its lowest level since early 2009, with an average 2.5 million unemployed in mainland France, 205,000 unemployed fewer.

INSEE announced on Wednesday, February 14, that 253,500 jobs were created in the private sector over the whole of 2017, an increase of 1.3 percent over one year. The French growth rate was 1.9 percent for the whole of 2017, its highest level in six years.

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