Good Morning Monaco

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Luxury hotel robbers escape Monaco jail time Two Algerian nationals who were found guilty by Monaco Criminal Court of a string of robberies at three top hotels have escaped jail time in the Principality…

Monaco praised at UN celebrations Monaco is leading by example at the forefront of battling catastrophic climate change, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said…

Investors and developers join forces at sustainable finance conference Minister of Finance and Economy Mr Jean Castellini last week opened the third Monaco Sustainable Finance conference, a government initiative…

UK engineering student secures summer internship with Maserati An engineering student at the University of Warwick has secured a prestigious summer internship with Maserati, which will be based in Monaco…

World-famous footballers come together for Glam Foot Just as another season of football concludes, the inaugural edition of the Glam Foot five-a-side tournament arrives, bringing with it…

DULY NOTED

The UN has adopted the first-ever international treaty to govern the high seas and protect remote ecosystems vital to humanity, after more than 15 years of discussions. The pact will establish a legal framework to extend environmental protections to international waters which cover more than 60 percent of the earth. HSH Prince Albert has been a strong proponent and the treaty’s adoption coincided with celebrations of Monaco joining the UN as a full member in 1993.    

SOURCE: Al Jazeera
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As anger still seethes following the raising of the French retirement age to 64 from 62, an opinion poll conducted for BFMTV found that the strongest opposition to President Macron is coalescing around Marine Le Pen’s rightist party, the RN, while the leftist Nupes coalition is in a much weaker position, with 36 and 24 percent support respectively.   

 SOURCE: BFMTV
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A violent explosion that caused the collapse of a building in the Fifth District of Paris – the Latin quarter -,caused 33 serious Injuries including 4 people in a grave condition. A gas explosion is believed to have been the cause. The Paris American Academy – a fashion school – bore the brunt of the blast.   

SOURCE: Le Figaro

Compiled by Jeff Daniels

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