07.12.2009
Monaco: Ten years down the line and the western approach to the Principality has altered beyond recognition
Ten years ago today when Monaco’s new railway station was opened, few residents could have predicted just how radically it would change the western approach to the Principality. Monaco-Monte Carlo blew a hole in the mountain and in people’s minds as the enormity of the technical achievement to shift the entire network and station underground sank in. Read more …
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07.12.2009
Provence & Cote d'Azur: Miss Normandy is crowned Miss France 2010
They may all have been beautifully toned, honey-skinned and flashing megawatt smiles but in the end it was 22-year-old law student Malika Ménard, with her long dark hair, azure eyes and charming personality, who most impressed at the final of Miss France on Saturday night.Read more …
07.12.2009
Business: Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck safeguards south of France jobs
Last Friday was a happy occasion for the employees of Elaiapharm, the Sophia-Antipolis based pharmaceutical production plant, which has been given a new lease of life. Christian Estrosi, Minister for Industry and Mayor of Nice, President of Nice Côte d’Azur, Per Wold-Olsen, the world-wide Chairman of Lundbeck and an impressive line up of city officials inaugurated the new production site with approximately 600 guests and employees in attendance at the lunch cocktail. Read more …
07.12.2009
Monaco: Environment tops agenda of festive attractions this season
With the long-awaited Copenhagen summit dominating headlines this week, the theme for Monaco’s Christmas Village and mini-fairground at Port Hercule seems particularly apt, as the focus is firmly on the environment.Read more …
04.12.2009
Events: Concert of US music star now set to take place at a later date in Cannes
Due to venue difficulties Costal Entertainment have postponed the show: Mya Harrison in concert. A new date has not yet been confirmed and Coastal will release information about the rescheduled event in due course. It is likely that the concert, when it takes place, will be in Cannes as opposed to Monaco.
04.12.2009
Business: the Riviera's British Chamber of Commerce host their biggest annual event
Around 100 international business people came to the Riviera Marriot Hotel in Cap d'Ail last Saturday for the announcement of the BCC 2009 Riviera Business Person of the year. Read more …
04.12.2009
Provence & Cote d'Azur: Nice gets ready for Miss France 2010 extravaganza
Keep your eyes peeled for a bevy of beauties wandering the streets of Nice this weekend as the city plays host to the 2010 Miss France competition. The famous pageant will bring together the Misses from each of the country’s regional departments to the one stage, where they will tussle for the tiara.Read more …
04.12.2009
Monaco: Businesses pack hall to hear what the consequences of being on OECD “white list” imply
Advisors to the Prince’s government in Monaco sought to allay investor fears at a packed conference on Wednesday night in the Grimaldi Forum. The Principality has made it onto the OECD’s (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) “white list” of countries cooperating over tax matters, but at what cost, they wanted to know. Read more …
04.12.2009
Provence & Cote d'Azur: Christmas officially on its way, as Village de Noel are opened across the region and in Monaco
The Christmas season officially gets underway in Nice this weekend, when the city lights are turned on by the Mayor, Christian Estrosi, and his deputy, Eric Ciotti. The city officials will be in Place Massena at 6pm this evening to hit the switch, illuminating the centre of town with a sprinkling of twinkly fairy lights.Read more …
04.12.2009
Events: Annual fundraiser starts today at 6pm on TV and “live” across towns in France and Monaco
Comments made by a French businessman last month sparked a storm of publicity for the annual fundraising Téléthon, which gets underway at 6pm today and runs for 30 hours non-stop in France and Monaco.Read more …
03.12.2009
Provence & Côte d'Azur: Will vendors be like sardines in a can as market space is reduced?
The region’s most popular market, Cours Saleya in Nice, looks set to have a facelift. Colourful stalls set up everyday on the bustling, outdoor marketplace in the pedestrian zone, a stone’s throw from the Promenade des Anglais. The food and flower vendors bring a lively ambience to the cours from Tuesday to Sunday and on Mondays the antique stalls entice visitors with memoirs of days gone by. However, the market as we know is set to change. Read more …
