The Principality of Monaco is a historically and geographically fascinating country. The entire area is under a single square mile (0.8, to be precise), yet it has its own semi-sovereign government and, technically speaking, an army.I say semi-sovereign because, by treaty, France has authority over Monagasque foreign affairs and economically dominates it. France maintains an embassy there. It's only 50 meters from the border of France.-via Iain Cameron...
Yes the ambassador can rent an apartment or buy a home within commuting distance like the rest of us
So expect France to pay for a nation whose population is 30% millionaires. A country who has no income tax unless you are a French national living there? Seems a bit unfair, they can join Nato and contribute a comparable amount of their GDP like the rest
They don’t need a full embassy, an ambassador will do. Like I said if they insist a small government office can be operated in existing French owned governmental buildings across the border. No need to pay for a large independent facility. The ambassador can commute to attend appropriate talks in Monaco
A full time embassy is asinine for a country with 30k people living in it less than a 29 minute walk from the French border on all sides
No, they recieve free housing in the form of an official residence while living abroad. Something that can be cut by a commute.
And before you get hung up on a commute where as I’ve said an exhausting number of times a commute to attend state functions held by Monaco or diplomatic talks with the Monaco government. All of these would take place in buildings that are owned by Monaco.
Yes the ambassador can rent an apartment or buy a home within commuting distance like the rest of us
So expect France to pay for a nation whose population is 30% millionaires. A country who has no income tax unless you are a French national living there? Seems a bit unfair, they can join Nato and contribute a comparable amount of their GDP like the rest
…within commuting distance of what?
You seem to think an embassy is the ambassadors house?
They don’t need a full embassy, an ambassador will do. Like I said if they insist a small government office can be operated in existing French owned governmental buildings across the border. No need to pay for a large independent facility. The ambassador can commute to attend appropriate talks in Monaco
A full time embassy is asinine for a country with 30k people living in it less than a 29 minute walk from the French border on all sides
You keep saying commute. Commute to where? “Existing French owned governmental buildings across the border”… that’s… that’s an embassy
Do you know where Monaco is? Commute from France use buildings in France. The ambassador can commute for Monaco state events and talks.
An yes this is different, it’s different to save cost. Effective outcomes for French citizens will be the same
So the number of buildings is the same but now it’s worse?
No…
I’m done explaining if you can’t count that’s on you
Once again, do you think the ambassador lives in an embassy?
No, they recieve free housing in the form of an official residence while living abroad. Something that can be cut by a commute.
And before you get hung up on a commute where as I’ve said an exhausting number of times a commute to attend state functions held by Monaco or diplomatic talks with the Monaco government. All of these would take place in buildings that are owned by Monaco.