Our Scans · Monaco · Weekly Summary

• Travel associations are urging UK Passport Holders to ensure passports meet the requirements expected for travel within the Schengen Area - which includes countries in the EU (excluding Ireland,) as well as Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, or Vatican City. Northern Ireland Travel News
• The possible takeover of Monaco Marine by an American group could encourage other players to strengthen their positions or join forces, in a sector where very high-capacity infrastructures are rare and coveted. BoatIndustry.com
• The largest number of polling stations will be set up in countries with significant Romanian communities: 161 in Italy and Malta, 147 in Spain, 108 in the United Kingdom, 88 in Germany, 69 in France and Monaco, 64 in the Republic of Moldova, and 50 in the United States. Romania Insider
• Construction has begun on a smart city three times the size of Monaco, which its developers hope will become a prototype for sustainable development across the world. Newsweek
• High SDI countries such as Monaco and the Bahamas exhibited incidence and prevalence rates well above expected values, whereas middle-to-low SDI countries such as Mongolia and Oman had rates substantially below expectations. Nature
• Monaco announced sentencing enhancements applicable to individual and corporate prosecutions for the misuse of artificial intelligence, and warned compliance officers that the DOJ will consider how well a company mitigates the risk of AI when assessing a company's compliance program. Consumer Finance Monitor
• United Arab Emirates will entice gamblers who visit Las Vegas, Monaco, and Macau to their country by building a billion UAE resort that will include casino gambling once it is approved. Judy Hevenly
• In member countries of the European Economic Area and the following countries - Principality of Andorra, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Switzerland, Great Britain, Montenegro, Serbia, Monaco and San Marino, the Memo Vehicle Assure will be sufficient. FrenchEntree
• To see what the future might hold, European countries need only look to Japan, the country with the oldest population (bar the microstate of Monaco); a full 30% of people there now are age 65 or older. Fortune Europe
• To investigate and prosecute AI-assisted crime - whether in the areas of election security, national security, or otherwise-Monaco said that DOJ will rely on existing and enduring legal tools to their fullest extent and will seek to build on them where new ones may be needed. Debevoise
• Video applications are open for countries where auditions will not be held in 2024 (Syria, Monaco, Israel, etc.). Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
• Dubai, with its vibrant and diversified economy, is not far behind Mumbai, with centi-millionaire growth of 78% projected over the next 10 years, followed by China's main transport and trading nexus Guangzhou, and the world's most expensive city, Monaco. Henley & Partners
• A poorly designed tax could put people off coming to the UK, or even accelerate departures (i.e. by causing entrepreneurs to flee to Monaco as soon as things start going well, rather than waiting until just before their big payday). Tax Policy Associates Ltd
• Monaco cited notable cases such as the 2021 ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline Co. and the Hive ransomware disruption operation earlier in 2023, which saw the FBI recover approximately 300 decryptors for recent Hive victims. Security
• A transformational project for Monaco, Mareterra will be a beautiful new addition to the Mediterranean coastline that embraces the ecology of both land and sea. Travel Dreams Magazine
• The Blue Abacus BRUVS will be used to monitor the diversity, abundance and size of Monaco's fishes, both inside and outside Monaco's marine parks. Fish Focus
• Timorese citizens will need an ETIAS to visit the following European microstates with open borders: Monaco (via France), San Marino (via Italy) and Vatican City (via Italy). SchengenVisaInfo.com
• The reduction of infant mortality remains a priority for Monaco and the renewed funding will help GARDP to develop new combination treatments for newborns with sepsis, a life-threatening bloodstream infection. GARDP
• The Government of the Principality of Monaco has pledged EUR400,000 over the 2022-2024 period to support GARDP's work to address neonatal sepsis in Africa, bringing its financial support to EUR800,000 since 2019. GARDP

Last updated: 25 July 2025