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Monaco’s new Princess Grace Hospital building to be handed over on 1st July
Monaco’s new Princess Grace Hospital Centre building will be handed over to clinical teams on 1 July 2026, beginning a dry-run preparatory phase ahead of receiving the first patients.
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Prince Albert witnesses start of Palermo-Monte-Carlo Regatta
HSH Prince Albert was present at the start of the Palermo-Monte-Carlo regatta, now in its fourteenth year, on Tuesday, August 21.
End of holiday traffic blues expected around Monaco
The last weekend of August will see major congestion on French motorways, particularly along the Riviera. Delays and jams can be expected from Thursday.
French tobacconists decry declining business
Tobacco shop owners in Menton told Monaco Matin that the only way to survive is to diversify into other products, after tobacco prices rose 30 cents.
Furious French drivers destroy more speed cameras
The introduction of lower speed limits on French roads has caused an upsurge in vandalism, the French press reports.
Benetton-owned company told to pay more for bridge disaster
“Given the exorbitant profits that this group has made for years, this envelope could be quadrupled or quintupled," the Prime Minister said.
Monaco’s stadium undergoes rolling upgrade
Several challenges remain to bring Monaco’s iconic sports stadium up to modern-day standards - a programme that will continue for several more years.