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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2012 15:04:40 GMT -5
Monaco: UNHCR trade union demonstration outside the hotel Hermitage Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 16:10 Following the sanctions "unfair" two employees of institutions of SBM, the union of hotels cafes restaurants (UNHCR) called on delegates from personal to gather outside the hotel Hermitage to obtain explanations from management that according them, "remains silent".
They stayed a good half hour outside the hotel, "the ultimate solution to be heard".
A video about the demo.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2012 15:14:01 GMT -5
I dislike getting this ad into my post above when I put the youtube connection. I was forced embed the video into a link.
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Post by mrszinck on Feb 17, 2012 5:07:50 GMT -5
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Post by paca on Feb 21, 2012 19:04:33 GMT -5
they have tried that angle before. catering to a specific group of people is not an answer to severe economic problems. It only shows that they have no plan and thus things will continue getting worse. They need to completely rethink MC and how they want to position it. Banks is not working anymore. tourism is going down, gambling is happening elsewhere and other industries are leaving as well. The government disregards the needs of those still located in MC so others will be soon leaving, especially those that need their products registered with the EU in order to do business, like the medical business....
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Post by hibou on Feb 21, 2012 22:43:50 GMT -5
they have tried that angle before. catering to a specific group of people is not an answer to severe economic problems. It only shows that they have no plan and thus things will continue getting worse. They need to completely rethink MC and how they want to position it. Banks is not working anymore. tourism is going down, gambling is happening elsewhere and other industries are leaving as well. The government disregards the needs of those still located in MC so others will be soon leaving, especially those that need their products registered with the EU in order to do business, like the medical business.... The only plan they need is to have Albert step down along with his cronies. Business will pick up immediately once they are gone.
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Post by paca on Feb 22, 2012 5:59:17 GMT -5
that I doubt. MC is a dictatorship. People are not used to take decisions by themselves. So far none of the countries in the middle east have picked up after getting rid of their dictators. Things will take time, especially in MC
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Post by MyAdia on Feb 22, 2012 6:37:37 GMT -5
The Monegasque owners of the group that Albert hired to promote the Odeon Towers project have been charged with bribery in a French Court. The allegedly bribed the mayor of Beausoleil, Gerard Spinelli. Albert will never charge these guys with any wrongdoings because then he will have to admit that he made a mistake - which he is incapable of doing. The biggest Jackass of Monaco, which Albert has made himself, finds it impossible to shake himself of seedy con artists. From the Monaco Matin:
Two promoters Monaco tower Odeon indicted
by Cedric Verany Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Heard by the judge in Marseille Duchaine, Paolo and Claudio Marzocco are suspected of complicity in bribery around the largest construction site of the Principality
Before talking to her for his architectural achievement, the future of Monaco Odeon tower is still in the throes French judicial taken. Tuesday, February 14, Paolo and Claudio Marzocco, promoters of the building under construction (through the SCI Odéon) were indicted. Heard in Marseille, in the office of Judge Charles Duchaine, interregional specialized jurisdiction (Jirse), Monegasque entrepreneurs are suspected of " aiding and abetting bribery . "
Until then, they were interviewed as witnesses assisted in this case related the operation " clean hands "conducted on the Riviera in November 2009. The indictment would address an alleged bribe received by the mayor of Beausoleil, Gerard Spinelli, in 2009, in order to establish the site of the border town of Beausoleil. Part of the sum (€ 60,000 in cash) would have been given to Gerard Spinelli by an Italian entrepreneur, Lino Alberti.
Reserving their word to justice, and Paolo Claudio Marzocco do know, through their communications consultancy, they are " convinced that their good faith will be recognized on completion of ongoing investigations. " And clarify that this judicial inquiry " does not concern them primarily ", seeing they were under investigation as a" technological measure, quite usual in this kind of procedure, which gives them access to the file . "
Moreover, it is stated that Claudio and Paolo Marzocco " have been subject to any binding measure as detention or judicial supervision . "
"Pushing investigations"
In our columns, in June 2010, Claudio Marzocco said to have given "or euros or dollars Gerard Spinelli. " Feb. 14, in the office of J. Duchaine, in Marseille, and Paolo Claudio Marzocco faced entrepreneur Lino Alberti. " With this indictment, the judge appeared determined to find the upstream responsibilities in this story.There is a desire to make investigations to push beyond the possible role played by my client , "says lawyer Michel Frank Monaco, which represents the interests of Lino Alberti.
Contacted, Spinelli and his lawyer Gerard Nice Jean-Marc Szepetowski said they did not learn about this legal twist. "We should certainly have information in the coming days," says the mayor of Beausoleil.
The case still embarrasses the project Odeon launched the most ambitious in the Principality for many years. The tower 160 meters high, the pharaonic construction budget of 500 million euros, will house luxury apartments and offices.
The princely government has chosen to entrust the evaluation group Marzocco, company that operates in the Principality of Monaco, France and Italy in real estate development and boasts - dixit its website - a " productive capacity of 10,000 m2 per year . "
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Post by paca on Feb 22, 2012 7:42:30 GMT -5
ALbert needs the tower to be built. Incidentally the brother of Ducruet is working with Spinelli. Don't you think that this could be traced back to Albert and his government? The promoters are indicted. SO what? Not much will come of it, as French justice will not get their hands on any files they would need to find out what really happens. I know from my neighbor who is in the committee against the tower that they got people in Paris looking into the matter for them. This is larger then just MC and Beausoleil.
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Post by MyAdia on Mar 1, 2012 2:00:31 GMT -5
According to this Econostrum Info article, the extension project is back on. Monaco back on the mat the proposed offshore extension
by William Allaire Wednesday, February 29, 2012 MONACO. Just over three years after giving up a first very ambitious project, thenPrincipality of Monaco is about to rehash the extension of the Fontvieille district to the sea The Ministry of State of Monaco has indeed launch a consultation restricted to select group of designers (engineering firms, architects, landscape architects) who will consider an extension of about 5-9 acres off Fontvieille. This site Pharaonic require backfilling of an area a depth of 50 to 55 meters would allow the micro-state to expand by creating 350,000 square meters of buildings. This new area added up luxury housing, state housing (state property) and economic areas.
Three groups whose representatives are competent engineering firms in marine construction will be held in summer 2012. The winner, selected in early 2012 will have fourteen months to floor on the program.
A project more "green" Recall that Fontvieille district of Monaco is located below the "Rock" where the Prince's Palace and the historic center of town.
In December 2008, Prince Albert had given up a major expansion project at sea, of ten hectares, whose cost was estimated at 5 to € 10 bn, due to the economic crisis and the possible negative impact on the environmental studies draft had mobilized world-renowned architects . At the time of stopping the process, two finalists still in contention: the American Daniel Libeskind and the BritishNorman Foster . In spring 2009, the ruler of Monaco had expressed his intention to revive a project cheaper and exemplary in terms of use of renewable energy. The head of the small state - tightened about 2 km 2 and height while deployed - sought a "comprehensive record" in 2013-2014 to make its decision.
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Post by paca on Mar 1, 2012 7:13:34 GMT -5
LOL yes when you don't have any money, then it is a good idea to get rid of the rest. I doubted that the odeon tower would relief the pressure on ALbert for long. The problem is that they do not have the money to build it themselves as they did with the other extensions and building projects. They will need foreign investors, but that means that those will tell them what to do with their money.
Fontvielle 2 has been around forever. The cancelled extension was in Larvotto and private companies were meantime trying to get money for a Fontvielle 2. Personally I doubt that they will get much response to this and particularly not big names. After all they cancelled the hospital and the extension and both project involved reknowned architects who have invested and then been cut short. These people are not likely to give it another go with the same flipflop head of state. MC is no longer attractive enough, nor does it have enough money that would tempt a reknown architect. Those go and build in CHina nowadays. There they get the space and money for their projects. MC is too much of a hasle to get things done. It also lacks the architectural background. The modern buildings are mostly unattractive slapped up buildings. Especially Fontvielle. No one likes to live in Fontvielle. It is ugly and loud, especially near the heliport. If they are going to build an extension there, it is most likely going to be the same of what they already have there. They won't get enough money together to build anything nice. Besides the population might pressure for a hospital first as that is more important then luxury housing for people who will not come.
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Post by MadameConcorde on Mar 11, 2012 15:50:52 GMT -5
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Post by paca on Mar 14, 2012 11:37:49 GMT -5
interesting that he waited to move to MC now that his career seems to be on decline. It is very noticeable that in the past people chose MC to live when they were at the top of their game. Nowadays it is people on the decline or has beens that move to MC. By the looks of it MC will encounter further problems as Sarkozy, if he wins the election wants to go after tax evaders. Remeber what happened when Berlusconi gave the amnesty for taxevaders? There was a major exodus of Italiens. Realestate went down at the time. Currently it is going down as well and it will continue, especially if more people need to sell and/or move away.
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Post by paca on Mar 14, 2012 11:45:33 GMT -5
The orchestra has a new temporary chef. They have been for a year without one ( a lot of young talents have meanwhile left) and are still looking for a new chef. This is for an orchestra a disaster. Unless it is a tradition like in Vienna, which has the structure to actually work that way and maintain high quality. For MC it means that the quality of the orchestra will further decline and they will be having a hard time finding a conductor with talent and reputation to put it back where it was when Janowski left. I know that they are planning to reduce the size and work with hired on demand musicians for certain works, but that is very risky and usually you do not get a high quality performance that way. It is not good for MC cultural landscape and a lot of rich people who do consider going to the opera etc as normal passtime, might not feel like spending as much time in MC as they used to. With the changes that have taken place over the years, they might decide to give up their secondary homes... www.rczeitung.com/index.php/monaco-artikel/items/orchesterchef-gianluigi-gelmetti-in-monaco.htmlbtw in this article they claim that he is chief conductor in SYndney. In fact he has finished his contract in 2008 and is only a guest conductor. To my knowledge he has no current chief conducting position.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2012 15:00:11 GMT -5
Paca,I agree with you and I did not know this paper had a version in German.
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Post by paca on Mar 15, 2012 8:31:50 GMT -5
Paca,I agree with you and I did not know this paper had a version in German. they are in French, English and German. Germans or German speaking people are actually the ones you find mostly attending the concert and they seem the most knowledgeable. In German society it is pretty much expected that you do go to classic concerts and have a basicknowledge. These people have residences in MC and other places and do travel the globe for cultural events. With the standards in MC going further down and MC catering mostly to wannabes without education or taste, pretty much draws these people, who have been frequenting MC over decades, out of the country. These people expect to have a certain level of culture at their fingertips. If they only wanted the sunshine, they would go elsewhere. The wannabes can find what they are looking for all over the planet. The cultured crowd can't and that is why they keep frequenting the same places. It also secures them a certain society to mingle with. They do not accept outsiders easily and they do not like wannabes without education or culture to speak of.
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Post by mrszinck on Mar 18, 2012 4:48:31 GMT -5
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Post by grimnir on Mar 18, 2012 15:06:38 GMT -5
Still aiming for the company then? They'd better watch out... Monaco and the SBM that is. On a totally different topic: has anyone ever found out if the aide, mme Gallico and Stahl ever did get fired/retired/resigned? I read the "rumours" just never saw the announcement in the official paper.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2012 16:37:17 GMT -5
Still aiming for the company then? They'd better watch out... Monaco and the SBM that is. On a totally different topic: has anyone ever found out if the aide, mme Gallico and Stahl ever did get fired/retired/resigned? I read the "rumours" just never saw the announcement in the official paper. I think there is a thread about his advisers and friends on this link royalopinions.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=discussion&action
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Post by paca on Mar 19, 2012 2:35:14 GMT -5
there has been an agreement that they can buy 10% of the shares. The reason this is news, is the fact that they have stocked up on shares significantly within a few months. And there seems to be the underlying fear that they will not content themselves with 10%. Also Falas government has recently declared that there is no sell out and then comes this news as quasi contradicting Fatal. What I find interesting in the matter is not so much the economic aspect, but the fact that the media, in the MC peculiar way, is pretty much accusing the government of lying or not unfolding the whole truth. In their last sentence they question if that agreement has been renegotiated without it being made public. there seems to be quite a number of influential people in MC with links to the media who do not buy what the government claims. In the past it has been mostly the same opinion officially everywhere and during Rainiers time not much was being questioned. Things seem to change and it looks as the political pressure is getting stronger. People seem to want clear answers and clear results as opposed to those foggy statements from the past.
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Post by paca on Mar 30, 2012 6:14:43 GMT -5
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