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 5th 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.”
BAC results confirm Monaco’s commitment to education
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.”
A Monaco Economic Board (MEB) delegation has headed to Sydney and Melbourne on a promotion and reconnaissance mission to make new contacts and assess the potential of Australia for the Principality. The mission coincided with a Ballets de Monte Carlo tour and the Destination Monaco Office in Australia.
Meeting with the Victoria CCI, attended by Andrew Cannon, Monaco’s Consul in Melbourne. Photo credit: MEB
“Although remote and relatively sparsely populated given the size of its territory, Australia is a thriving dynamic country with a wealth of natural resources, close to a booming Asia region,” says the MEB.
The delegation saw it was an opportunity to tap into networks in the country’s two main business metropolises in collaboration with the Destination Monaco Office, assisted by the Monaco Consuls in Australia: Hadrien Bourely in Sydney and Andrew Cannon in Melbourne. A meeting was also arranged with Richard Worth, Monaco Consul in New Zealand, who crossed the water for the occasion.
Meetings were held with key players in the business world to generate both intermediary and decision-making contacts, including the New South Wales and Victoria Chambers of Commerce. Discussions highlighted potential synergies between the two countries in international trade, and in the hi-tech, renewable energy and yachting sectors.
Meeting with New South Wales CCI, attended by Hadrien Bourely, Monaco’s Consul in Sydney. Photo credit: MEB
Meanwhile, EY, which has a strong presence in Australia and organises the annual World Entrepreneur of the Year, offered to support future actions by Monaco in the Pacific region.
On Thursday 27th, they also attended a performance by the Ballets de Monte-Carlo at the Melbourne Arts Centre.
“Throughout the trip, presentations made on business opportunities in Monaco generated a lot of interest, and it was clear that an MEB Trade Mission to Australia and/or Monaco hosting a delegation from Australia would be relevant,” says the group.
The MEB will now work with its partners to decide on the best way to offer members these development opportunities.
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.
Prince Albert with Louisette Azzoaglio Levy-Soussan on his right and CREM members. Photo credit: EdWright Images
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.
The birthday party took place at the stunning Villa Key Largo. Photo credit: Philippe Fitte
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.
CREM co-founders Prince Albert II and Louisette Azzoaglio Levy-Soussan. Photo credit: Philippe Fitte
AS Monaco and Kappa have unveiled the club’s new home jersey for the 2019-20 season, marking the omini’s return to the famous diagonal design.
Two days after the official start of their new partnership, AS Monaco and Kappa presented the new ‘Kombat’ home jersey that Monegasques will wear for the next season, as well as the training and lifestyle collections now available for sale.
The jersey has been designed with Kombat™ technology to provide comfort and lightness for players, and features the mythical diagonal pattern on the front and back of the jersey. It is affixed to the lower 3/4 of the jersey in order to have a dominant red colour on the top where an all-over of diamonds reminiscent of the Principality’s coat of arms is merged.
Details include a revisited officer collar, the club’s coat of arms in 3D silicone on the heart side and the omini on the other side in gold. On the back, the claim “Daghe Munegu” is affixed in transfer in the pass. A white elastic insert is added at the bottom of the sleeves to complete the sleek and stylish shirt.
The outfit will be accompanied by white shorts and white and red stockings.
“We are very pleased to introduce the new home jersey, which marks Kappa’s return as an equipment supplier and major partner of the club for six seasons,” said Oleg Petrov, Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer AS Monaco. “Kappa is a historical brand, which has partnered with the greatest teams and is also very well established in the world of fashion and lifestyle. The ambition to be as competitive as possible and the desire to surpass oneself are values that we are delighted to share, nearly 20 years after a first happy adventure. Kappa represents a glorious page in the club’s history and we are convinced that these strong memories will help us to look to the future successfully.”
The first partnership between Kappa and AS Monaco was initiated in 1998 and ended in 2001. It was a historic and fruitful collaboration that saw AS Monaco, supported by Ludovic Giuly and Marco Simone, win its 7th French Championship title and the 2000 Champions Trophy, under the famous Omini diagonal jersey.
“The signing of the partnership with AS Monaco is in perfect harmony with our ambition and our project to make Kappa a major sports brand in Europe,” said Lorenzo Boglione, owner of Kappa. “We are delighted to come and write a new story here, in an ambitious club with a strong identity and a unique character of elegance and excellence. Our shared glorious past must be a strength for the future of our partnership and we are very excited to unveil our products to all the club’s players and supporters today.”
The first ever summit covering sustainable action in India and developing countries has been held in Monaco.
The ‘Sustainable Action Dialogue’, a pre-event to the World Summit on Sustainable Development (MSSD) took place on Wednesday 3rd July at the Fairmont Hotel and focussed on the key themes of mutual interest for the Principality and India: renewable energies and electric mobility.
The dialogue was structured under the topics: ‘Renewable energies – a viable tool for the transition to clean energy’ and ‘Advancing electric mobility in cities: addressing crucial challenges (policies, regulations and technology)’, and included two sessions aimed at mobilising a key thematic dialogue in the presence of Indian and European experts.
The summit followed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the New Delhi-based Institute of Energy and Resources (TERI) in New Delhi on 4th February in the presence of Prince Albert. It was viewed as an important step in consolidating links between two organisations committed to producing common tools for communication and knowledge development.
“The purpose of the MoU was to initiate collaboration that would identify and lead to joint projects in line with the sustainability goals of both organisations,” said Olivier Wenden, Executive Director of the Foundation.
The summit was a curtain raiser to the 2020 edition of TERI’s flagship event, the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), held from 29th to 31st January 2020 in New Delhi, India, under the theme ‘Towards 2030 goals: making the decade count’.
Annapurna Vancheswaran, General Director of TERI, identified the WSSD and the Sustainable Action Dialogue in Monaco as “important platforms for making sustainable development a common global goal”.
Over the years, the MSSD series has brought together 47 heads of state and government, 13 Nobel laureates, ministers from 67 countries, 1,600 entrepreneurs, more than 1,800 speakers, and over 12,000 delegates from around the world.
Considered one of the only global summits taking place in the least developed countries, the WSSD aims to provide long-term solutions for the benefit of the global community by bringing together the world leaders and important thinkers.
Discussions from the Sustainable Action Dialogue in Monaco will be reported during the main phase of the WSSD in January, with a view to translate them into concrete policies and sound projects.
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