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Monaco’s diplomats discuss hot topics

Minister of State Serge Telle opened the annual Diplomatic Conference on Wednesday, April 19, organised by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. It takes place over two days and brings...

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Frost this week devastates wine harvest

A spring frost overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, April 20, has devastated large parts of this year’s wine harvest. Particularly hard hit have been Champagne, Burgundy and Languedoc. Many...

Solar Impulse co-founder in new venture

Solar Impulse co-founder Andre Borschberg has started a new venture to develop electric propulsion systems for air transport. According to a report in trade paper Aviation Week, the pioneering pilot...

Rybolovlev loses latest round in art case

AS Monaco majority owner Dmitry Rybolovlev has suffered a new setback in his ongoing court battles with art dealer Yves Bouvier. Singapore’s highest court ruled on April 18 to stay an ongoing court...

Monaco’s state budget surplus grows as revenues boom

There has been a continuation of growth in the Principality’s budget surplus, thanks to a marked increase in revenues and lower growth in expenditures, including ordinary expenses, Jean Castellini,...

Symposium studies potential of Blue Carbon 

An international multidisciplinary symposium on the role of the oceans in CO2 mitigation has been held as part of Monaco Ocean Week, with the support of the Prince Albert II Foundation and Solas...