Month: October 2018

On 11 October, the International Day of the Girl, #Girl2Leader campaign events will welcome over 1,500 girls in events taking place in Albania, Bolivia, Canada, Guinea, Ireland, Kenya, Liberia, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, Poland, Romania, Rwanda, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the USA.

In Monaco, Ms. Nathalie Amoratti-Blanc, MP and President of the Women and Family Commission in the Conseil National, will host 16 girls as a part of a global campaign, taking place on five continents and aimed to encouraging teenage girls to consider a future in leadership.

This campaign represents a special opportunity for girls to hear inspiring personal stories from women politicians, to learn how they got involved in politics and to have the chance to ask them questions. The Monaco-based non-profit organization She Can He Can is a proud partner in this initiative and will speak about its activities on promoting girls’ leadership.

The event will also be attended by M. Stephane Valeri, President of the Conseil National, Ms. Isabelle Bonnal, Director of the Department of Youth, Education and Sports, M. Marc Mourou, President of the Education and Youth Commission in the Conseil National and several female MPs. The students will have the chance to meet and discuss with the participating MPs.

#Girl2Leader is a global initiative which aims to empower girls from all over the world, encouraging them to consider leadership roles in their communities and to get involved in politics by connecting them with female politicians. To mark the International Day of the Girl, the Conseil National will be lit in purple on the evening of 11 October.

National partners include Women for Election, National Democracy Institute, International Republican Institute, House Democracy Partnership, Running Start, G(irls)20, Albanian National Youth Network, She Can He Can, and Luton Lights.

The Monaco government has announced a list of new energy regulations for buildings – part of the Principality’s sustainability drive.

Surrounded by its teams of the Mission for the Energy Transition (MTE), the Direction of the Prospective, the Town Planning and the Mobility (DPUM) and the Direction of the Environment, Marie-Pierre Gramaglia, Councilor of Government -Minister of Equipment, Environment and Urbanism, yesterday presented to the media the new energy regulations for buildings in the Principality.

This new text completes the list of the many tools put in place by the Prince’s Government to support the actors of Monaco’s energy transition.

Marie-Pierre Gramaglia recalled the purpose of this new regulation: to achieve the Principality’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction objectives. “This regulation is part of the Government’s action in the fight against climate change.The Principality’s ambitious commitment to reduce its GHG emissions requires, to be held, an acceleration of the collective effort” .

Séverine Canis-Froidefond, Director of the DPUM, then made a general presentation of the text (see technical sheet attached), which states in particular:

the ban on fuel oil in 2022 in old buildings
the obligation to carry out energy audits as early as 2022 for buildings built between 1930 and 1990
the obligation to carry out thermal insulation work during certain building rehabilitation works.

Virginie Hache-Vincenot, MTE, closed the press conference by presenting the energy auditing of buildings and the implementation of a subsidy allocated by the Government. Encouraging the anticipation of the statutory audit requirement (2022), the latter can cover up to 75% of the cost of the audit.

An event to follow on our social networks and from tonight on Monaco Info.

More information : technical sheet attached – transition-energetique.gouv.mc

Gilles Tonelli, Government Counselor-Minister of External Relations and Cooperation, led the Monegasque delegation at the 35th session of the Ministerial Conference of la Francophonie, held on 8th and 9th October 2018 in Yerevan (Armenia).

The theme of this conference was: “Living together in solidarity, sharing humanistic values ​​and respect for diversity: a source of peace and prosperity for the Francophone world.”

During his speech, Mr Tonelli recalled that belonging to the French-speaking family underlies adherence to the fundamental values ​​of respect for cultural diversity, cooperation between member states and member governments and the promotion of of the rule of law.

He concluded his remarks by announcing the reception, in October 2019, of the 36th Conference, whose theme will be “Reconciling Humanity and the Planet: Perspectives in the Francophone Space on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the OIF.”

On the occasion of his presence in Yerevan, Gilles Tonelli signed two financing agreements that cover the duration of the next quadrennium (2019-2022), underlining the constant commitment of the Government of Monaco to the Francophonie.

• A convention with the OIF to fix the amount of the voluntary contributions of the Principality of Monaco, by updating the commitments made previously. It focuses on themes that are dear to the Principality, namely learning the French language (especially for the benefit of migrant and refugee populations), education (especially that of girls), youth (through its volunteer program), the preservation of the environment and the energy transition.
• A Convention with the Institute of La Francophonie for Sustainable Development (IFDD) for sustainable tourism in small island developing States and the fight against climate change.

The State Minister opened the 18th edition of the European Security and Information Systems, which runs until 13th October at the Grimaldi Forum.

This event is the essential rendezvous for cybersecurity in France. It aims to explore the major technological topics of the moment.

This year, for the first time, a VIP area within the workshops’ “Monaco Cybersecurity Initiative” brings together Monegasque entities dedicated to digital security in the Principality, including the Monegasque Agency for Digital Security (AMSN).

This is a unique opportunity to engage multiple partners who have a stake in digital media and security, from various industrial sectors.

The Minister of State insisted on Monaco’s three cybersecurity requirements: “attention, mobilization and adaptation”. Indeed, cybersecurity is one of the priorities of the Princely Government. The AMSN is the national authority in charge of the security of information systems in the Principality.

The minister added, “These meetings are now important, for Monaco of course, but also beyond, for all those who are passionate and concerned about security and digital transition issues – and there are many of them.”

Media outlets were buzzing on Tuesday with the news that Thierry Henry was in advanced talks to take over as manager at AS Monaco.

At the time of writing, Leonardo Jardim had not been officially sacked by the club, but media reports suggested that this was a foregone conclusion.

The news affects English club Aston Villa, which was looking to appoint Henry as manager – he was looking to get into management in England. But Monaco is a big lure for Henry, who played for the club as a striker.

ESPN reported that Monaco wanted a big statement manager, and the club was also considering Robert Pires, River Plate Coach Marcelo Gallardo and former PSG coach Laurent Blanc.

Monaco is this week hosting the 8th meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of Bats in Europe (EUROBATS).

This Agreement was established in 1991 under the auspices of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), because of the alarming state of the bat population in Europe.

The Principality of Monaco has been a party to this Agreement since 1999, due to the local presence of many species of bat, such as the Cestoni’s Molossus or the common Pipistrelle.

The main objective of this Agreement is to provide a framework for states to cooperate towards a common goal: the conservation of bats throughout Europe.

On Sunday, October 7th, the experts present at the meeting visited the Exotic Garden of the cave and the Museum of Prehistoric Anthropology.

The hosting of this meeting should enable the Principality, on the one hand, to reinforce its commitment within the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and on the other hand to promote its actions on the national plan for terrestrial biodiversity.