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Monaco’s human rights record to be examined by UN Periodic Review

The human rights record of Monaco will be examined by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth time on Monday 29th January, in a...

Monaco offers free HPV vaccine, aiming to curtail cancer rates

The HPV vaccine, recommended for both genders, is now available in Monaco free of charge.

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.