Prince Albert II of Monaco Current Events - Part 27: November 2008 - September 2009

[Renata4711]

IRONMAN comes to Monaco this Sunday !!

Another scoop for PA as 1300 athletes descend on Monaco to compete in the famous Triathlon...

IRONMAN FRANCE 2009 sold out COMPLET

Monaco.maville.com 1 300 athlètes attendus dimanche en Principauté

[iceflower]

Prince Albert is in Germany today! He attended the
celebration for the 20th anniversary of the International
Paralympic Committee:


Bonn's Mayor Baerbel Dieckmann, Prince Albert II of Monaco,
IOC Vice-President Thomas Bach, (front row L-R) International
Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Philip Craven and German
Minister of Interiors Wolfgang Schaeuble pose ahead of a
ceremonial act to celebrate the IPC's 20th anniversary in Bonn,
Germany, 04 September 2009

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[Glistening Seas]

Great pic Looks like a crowded place their today and such a great organization too. Germany must be lovely at this time of year

[Renata4711]

A photo of PA at CERN, Geneva, the Centre specialising in Particle Physics. He then went on to the CMC-3 (World Climate Conference) where he gave a speech before hundreds of environment specialists, reminding them of the need to speed up action on the environment, with "barely one decade left to reverse the spiral" of environmental damage.

PA will meet with the cream of evironmentalists at the Copenhagen Summit in December.

Monaco.maville.com Le prince Albert II Ã* Genève

[Renata4711]

This link from www.monaco.mc is supposed to contain the full speech PA gave at Geneva - hope it works!

http://www.monaco.mc/upload/userFile...e%20Climat.doc

[Glistening Seas]

enjoyed very much the walk thru the jardin so exquisitely beautiful and the rest of site as well!!

[iceflower]

Prince Albert II of Monaco at the charity Gala "Paths to Peace"
at Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, 09 September 2009.

The London Philharmonic orchestra conducted by Lorin Maazel
and with pianists, Bishara Haroni and Itamar Golan performed at
the event. The Funds raised at this event will be donated to the
University of Jerusalem. They will contribute to the realisation of
the project 'Paths to Peace', an Arab-Israeli collaboration project,
and will allow for the endowment of scholarships for both Arab and
Jewish students of the University.


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 **

[Glistening Seas]

Faaaabulous pics!! Certainly that must have been a good concert! This orchestra is quite divine from what's been heard.

[iceflower]

Today, September 16, Prince Albert attended the opening
of a new section for children and the appropriation of a
new scanner at the Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco:


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 **

[Nathalie Cox]

Thanks for the pics iceflower! What's that on the second one?

[queenofthelight]

Prince Albert looks being interested in listening to this man.

[iceflower]

Originally Posted by Nathalie Cox

Thanks for the pics iceflower! What's that on the second one?

You are most welcome, Nathalie Cox! It's the same medical
machine (the scanner) that you can see on pic 3 as well,
just pictured from the other direction

[Glistening Seas]

It seems Monaco's is busy love the fab colored pics! Pa does seem intently in the pics! it's always a treat to get new tech equipment!!

[iceflower]

The foundation Cousteau represented by Jean Michel Cousteau
presented their film "Return to the Amazon" in presence of
Prince Albert of Monaco at the Oceanographic Museum in
Monaco, September 17, 2009


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[Renata4711]

Here's the Monaco Matin article on PA's visit to the Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace:
Monaco.maville.com Albert II visite le nouveau pôle pédiatrique

The Centre sees more than 5000 young patients, and the new dedicated neonatal unit will make it easier for staff, patients and parents.

[Nathalie Cox]

Originally Posted by iceflower

You are most welcome, Nathalie Cox! It's the same medical
machine (the scanner) that you can see on pic 3 as well,
just pictured from the other direction

Oh silly me! you are right! thank you!

[smdouglas]

It looks like Monaco will be taken off of the OECD "grey list". The article, Monaco to be taken off tax secrecy 'grey list' , indicates that the agreement is to be signed Monday.

[Renata4711]

Yes, it will be happening this week, with twelve accords now signed, and the remaining four will still have to be validated by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) ( www.oecd.org ).

Barring any last minute hitches, Monaco will be on the "White List" for the first time ever, due to the tenacity of PA who made it a priority.

The Pittsburgh Summit of the G20 is on September 24th and 25th.
OECD and the Pittsburgh G20 Summit - boosting jobs, reshaping the global economy

Among its topics will be Tax Evasion: OECD work on tax evasion
On this page is a 20-minute interview with Angel Gurria, the OECD Secretary-General, in which he mentions Monaco.

[Bahamagirl]

Monaco signed an agreement with the Bahamas yesterday. Our country has the same type of economy such as Banking and Tourism as Monaco has. I must say all fun and joke aside Albert is working very hard.

[Lakshmi]

hey, bahamagirl. I read somewhere that Albert goes on vacation to Bahamas sometimes. Wonder if he would pay official visit to Bahama any day soon, since they signed agreement, it seems possible he can go there for business reasons.