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Pension payments in France will increase by more than 5% from February

Compared to the meagre 0.8% increase in 2023, this year's 5.3% rise, which will apply to payments from February 2024, will no doubt be welcomed much more warmly by the 14 million retirees set to...

The Mairie de Monaco is looking for five new childcare assistants 

Five new openings have been announced within the Mairie de Monaco’s network of childcare facilities for children aged between two months and three years of age. 

France: Relaxed rules for titres-restaurant vouchers will continue until the end of 2024

A ruling that allowed a greater deal of flexibility within the titres-restaurant scheme, which was made by the French government in 2022, had been due to terminate at the end of last year, but it...

Engine failure may have caused fatal Mandelieu helicopter crash  

According to investigators, the pilot of the helicopter signalled engine failure via radio just moments before the aircraft crashed into the sea. 

René Blino takes over as Director General of Monte-Carlo Beach

René Blino’s new appointment at Monte-Carlo Beach sees him return to the Riviera after previous roles in Paris, Courchevel and Cannes.

What’s new in Monaco in 2024?

From the opening of Amazónico and a new fine dining Japanese restaurant to the exciting re-launch of Moods and a revamp of the wine cellars of the Hôtel de Paris, here is everything worth getting...