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Good Morning Monaco MONDAY APRIL 4, 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Oligarch chopper seized in Monaco According to multiple press reports two helicopters whose beneficial owner was Alisher Usmanov, one of Russia’s largest oligarchs, have been seized by French customs officials, including one in Monaco... Prince Albert visits historical site in Morocco On Friday, A...

Good Morning Monaco FRIDAY APRIL 1, 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Monaco's Orthodox worshippers venerate 13th Century Icon One of the Orthodox Church’s most holy and ancient icons visited Monaco on Thursday, March 31, an occasion that had been planned for several weeks... Europe's Russian gas in jeopardy as Ukraine braces President Vladimir Putin threatened on T...

Good Morning Monaco THURSDAY MARCH 31, 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Monaco is 'moving on' with charging points The 'Monaco On' network makes charging electric vehicles even more effective, accessible and available to the greatest number of users, the Government said on Wednesday... ISM celebrates new sporting status The International School of Monaco has receiv...

Good Morning Monaco WEDNESDAY MARCH 30, 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Prince Albert attends Prince Philip's memorial service HSH Prince Albert attended the memorial service for Britain’s Prince Philip at Westminster Abbey, London, on Tuesday... Book-keeper sentenced for stealing 279k A book-keeper who worked for several years at the IM2S medical clinic stole che...

Good Morning Monaco TUESDAY MARCH 29, 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Prince Albert inaugurates new 100-percent green buses HSH Prince Albert saw for himself at very close quarters Monaco’s new all-electric buses at a presentation on the Place du Palais on Monday, March 28... Hotel School charity dinner raises 3,900 euros The charity dinner held on February 4 at t...

Good Morning Monaco MONDAY MARCH 28, 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Monaco's World Plastics Summit makes its mark first time out It was only the first time the event had been held, but there was no doubt at all that Monaco’s World Plastics Summit was a blockbuster success in bringing together top minds from across the globe to address one of the world’s most pres...

Good Morning Monaco *FRIDAY MARCH 25, 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter L inks between Russian superyacht crews While scores of Russian-owned superyachts have been seized by European jurisdictions since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the focus over the last few days has been on the Scheherazade... Zelenskiy urges French firms to stop sponsoring Russian war machine Fr...

Good Morning Monaco THURSDAY MARCH 24, 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Monaco yachting company at centre of Putin yacht reports A yacht management and brokerage company with headquarters in Monaco has been thrown into the spotlight as speculation grows over the ownership of the  Scheherazade... Biden to flag more Russia sanctions over Ukraine President Joe Bi...

Good Morning Monaco WEDNESDAY MARCH 22, 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Net closes in on Putin's super superyacht Pressure is growing on the Italian authorities to seize Scheherazade , the huge superyacht believed to belong to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. He also owns a smaller yacht, Graceful ... One more Michelin star for Marcel Ravin Chef Marcel Ravin of th...

Good Morning Monaco TUESDAY MARCH 22, 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Attack on Ukraine casts long shadow over Ocean Week John Kerry, US President Joe Biden’s special envoy on climate change, was at the Oceanographic Museum on Monday for the first day of Monaco Ocean Week... One hundred ships blocked in Ukraine's ports Ukraine faces a possible grain revenue loss o...

Good Morning Monaco *MONDAY MARCH 21, 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Whistleblower shocked by Monaco's appeal Jonathan Taylor, the oil industry whistleblower who was recently cleared of bribery and extortion charges, has expressed his surprise that Monaco’s public prosecutor has launched an appeal against the ruling... Charles Leclerc wins blockbuster season open...

Good Morning Monaco *FRIDAY MARCH 18, 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Monaco's economy in very strong rebound Monaco’s economy has bounced back strongly from the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic, Government ministers told journalists on Thursday... Prince offers wholehearted support to Ukrainian refugees HSH Prince Albert took to the Monaco Info TV channel on T...

Good Morning Monaco THURSDAY MARCH 17, 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Russian billionaire's Vallon project still kicking up dust The controversial project to remove part of the hill above Sainte Devote to accommodate a multi-storey property that will be partly underground appears to be moving ahead according to plan... After 21 days, Putin says Ukraine operation...

Good Morning Monaco *WEDNESDAY MARCH 16, 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter As expected,increase in infections in Monaco The Monaco health authorities reported 74 positive tests for coronavirus on Tuesday, March 15, with 38 full recoveries... Monaco officially launches Digital Health platform After many months of work, Monaco officially launched its MonacoSanté platf...

Good Morning Monaco TUESDAY MARCH 15 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter France announces wind parks in Med at very long last France has been dragging its feet on wind energy for many years and has fallen far behind Scandinavia and the UK in producing power from this constant source of energy... Sanctioned billionaire warns of food crisis A global food crisis looms un...

Good Morning Monaco MONDAY MARCH 14, 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Princess Charlene back in Monaco The Prince’s Palace announced on Saturday that HSH Princess Charlene has returned to Monaco... Sanctioned Russian billionaire linked to prime real estate in Monaco The Villa Bromar, which has been steeped in controversy, may be seized by the Monaco authorities due...

Good Morning Monaco FRIDAY MARCH 11, 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Abramovich's Riviera assets still safe, for now Neither the US nor the EU have so far imposed sanctions on Roman Abramovich, so his Riviera interests remain untouched, at least for the moment... At last, UK blacklists Chelsea owner Abramovich Britain imposed sanctions on Chelsea soccer club owner...

Good Morning Monaco THURSDAY MARCH 10, 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter AS Monaco and Dmitry Rybolovlev support aid for Ukraine In response to the appeal launched by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), AS Monaco and its President Dmitry Rybolovlev, in a p...

Good Morning Monaco WEDNESDAY MARCH 9, 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Gathering storm of economic fallout after attack on Ukraine Financial markets may have recovered most of their original losses following the Russian invasion of Russia, now in its second week, but attention is turning now to specific commodities. Putin adds Monaco to list of hostile countries I...

Good Morning Monaco TUESDAY MARCH 8, 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Macron sees no impending breakthrough in Ukraine French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said that he was not seeing for now any diplomatic breakthroughs in talks with Moscow that would allow the war in Ukraine to end... Vaccinations for children still available In response to a request expres...

Good Morning Monaco MONDAY MARCH 7 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Huge dome will cover CHPG building project The Government has entrusted VINCI Construction with the structure, core and shell for the new Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco, the company said... Yacht owners consult lawyers over seizures Ilya Rachkov, a partner in Nectorov, Savelyev & Partners la...

Good Morning Monaco FRIDAY MARCH 4, 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Oligarch's yacht seized in Port Hercule The war in Ukraine had a direct impact in Monaco on Thursday when an oligarch’s yacht was prevented from leaving... Minister of State says energy and tourism most at risk Minister of State Pierre Dartout said on Thursday evening that Monaco is following EU p...

Good Morning Monaco THURSDAY MARCH 3, 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Russian oligarchs Monaco is required to target Violetta and Lyubov Prigozhina , the mother and the wife of Yevgeny Prigozhin (main photo), who the EU says is responsible for sending Wagner Group mercenaries to Ukraine, are banned from the EU... ' Too early to say,' according to Monaco real estat...

Good Morning Monaco WEDNESDAY MARCH 2, 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter France and Monaco target oligarch homes, cars, yachts French authorities are working to identify and seize homes, luxury cars, yachts and other France-based assets held by Russian oligarchs targeted for European Union sanctions... Monaco's Orthodox Church calls for love and understanding The Pa...

Good Morning Monaco TUESDAY MARCH 1, 2022 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Monaco flies colours of Ukraine in full support Members of the National Council have joined in the message of the Prince who “strongly condemns the invasion of Ukraine” and express their full support for the Ukrainian people... Monaco adopts EU war sanctions The Government announced on Monday aft...