Day: 5 July 2019

Prince Albert II has unveiled the logo of the Commemoration Committee of Prince Albert I, which is charged with organising events to commemorate the upcoming centenary of the death of his great great grandfather.

The logo will be used for events initiated by the committee which will reflect the “humanism, peace, patronage, political, economic and social action in the Principality, as well as paleontology, geography and of course oceanography and concern for the environment,” according to the government.

Created by Sovereign Ordinance 7.253 on 14th December 2018, the Commemoration Committee of Prince Albert I is responsible for the study and organisation of events scheduled to celebrate the life and work of Prince Albert I between 2019, the centenary year of the creation of the International Commission for the Scientific Exploration of the Mediterranean Sea, and 2022, which will mark a hundred years since the passing of Prince Albert I.

The Mediterranean Science Commission, or Commission Internationale pour l’Exploration Scientifique de la Méditerranée (CIESM), is a commission created in Madrid, Spain, in 1919 to undertake multilateral international research on marine science in the Mediterranean Sea.

The committee was formed and first met in Monaco under the chairmanship of Albert I, Prince of Monaco, in the premises of what was the recently created Oceanographic Museum.

The museum has been the commission’s headquarters since 1970 and Prince Albert II is the current chair.

Women employed by the Government of Monaco and the National Council will now have access to the same number of weeks of maternity leave as those in the private sector.

The National Council recently passed a bill extending the duration of maternity leave in the private sector from 16 to 18 weeks. The Prince’s Government promised that female civil servants and state agents would soon benefit from the extension.

On Friday 5^th July a Ministerial Order confirmed that, “in the constant concern to protect the health of a mother and her child”, mothers working in the administration will now be granted the extended period of maternity leave, “to maintain, at best, a balance between family and professional life.”

The government has released the results of this year’s baccalaureate and according to figures from the first round of exams, high school students have achieved a very high standard.

Overall in the Principality, there was a pass rate of 96.8%, with 321 mentions out of 435 candidates, including 75 mentions “TB” / 18% of graduates, 123 mentions “B” / 29.2%, and 123 mentions “AB”, or 29.2%.

For the general exams, 96% of pupils from the Lycées Albert 1er and François d’Assise – Nicolas Barré passed. Of the 276 candidates, 265 obtained a bachelor’s degree, 206 of which include: 67 mentions “TB”, or 25.3% of the graduates of this series; 73 mentions “B”, or 27.5%; 66 mentions “AB”, or 25.3%.

In the area of technology, 68 of the 69 candidates from Lycée Albert 1er and the Lycée Technologique et Hôtelier de Monaco passed their exams, 48 ​​of which were mentions: 22 mentions “B” (32% of graduates) and 26 mentions “AB” (38% of graduates).

Meanwhile, in the professional series, 97.8% of students in the hotel, industrial and tertiary sectors also passed their exam: 88 bachelors out of the 90 candidates with 67 mentions, of which there were 8 mentions “TB”, or 9.1% of the graduates of this series; 28 mentions “B”, or 31.8%; 31 “AB” mentions, or 35.2%.

BTS students from the Principality also achieved excellent results with an overall success rate of 95.8%. There was a 100% success for the 24 candidates of the Lycée Albert 1er at BTS Assistant Manager and Accounting Management, and 91.7% success for students of the BTS Hôtellerie et Restauration of the Lycée Technique et Hôtelier de Monaco.

“These performances bear witness to the remarkable commitment of the entire educational community of the public and private secondary schools under contract of the Principality in the daily teaching work it conducts with students,” said the government in a press statement.

“This success, which is a credit to the Principality, is also the result of the full mobilisation of the National Education, Youth and Sports Department to maintain the excellence of the Principality’s school system.

The Prince’s Government warmly congratulates the lucky achievers. He sincerely thanks all those who, in their respective missions, have fully contributed to the success of Monaco’s students.”

The Monaco International Residents Club, otherwise known as CREM, has celebrated its ninth anniversary at Villa Key Largo in Cap d’Ail. The event was marked by speeches given by HSH Prince Albert II and the current club president, Louisette Azzoaglio Levy-Soussan.

The Monaco International Residents Club boasts 400 members from 46 countries and is a forum to meet others living in Monaco’s large expat community. “Friendship, fellowship and service” mark the values the club holds dear, as well as the importance of living in a multicultural and multilingual environment.

Founded in 2010 at the initiative of Prince Albert and Louisette Azzoaglio Levy-Soussan, this socially active group organises or participates in year-round local events spanning several areas of interest, such as culture, music, sport and the economy.

The club also is a hub where those new to the Principality can meet people, make connections, and be welcomed into the fold.