Monaco–Spain Relations
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Monaco–Spain relations are the
bilateral relations Bilateralism is the conduct of political, economic, or cultural relations between two sovereign states. It is in contrast to unilateralism or multilateralism, which is activity by a single state or jointly by multiple states, respectively. When ...
between
Monaco Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a Sovereign state, sovereign city-state and European microstates, microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Regions of Italy, Italian region of Liguria, in Western Europe, ...
and
Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
. Monaco has an embassy in
Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...
Spain is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in
Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
,
France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
.Ficha de Mónaco
Oficina de Información Diplomática. Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y Cooperación. Sección: Datos de la Representación.


Diplomatic relations

In 1876, King Alfonso XIII authorized the creation of a legation of the Principality of Monaco in Madrid. Since then, the Principality maintained its representation continuously in the capital of Spain until, in the decade of the 30s and as a consequence of the Spanish civil war and after the world war, the legation was closed.Ficha de Mónaco
Oficina de Información Diplomática. Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y Cooperación. Sección: Relaciones diplomáticas.
In 1996, Monaco opened an embassy in Madrid, and currently the Principality of Monaco is represented in Spain through a resident Ambassador in Madrid. Spain appointed Carlos Bastarreche as the first Ambassador in Monaco with residence in Paris in November 2013, which was succeeded by Ramón de Miguel on 1 August 2014.


Treaties and Agreements

* Exchange of notes on the abolition of the mandatory passport to facilitate tourism between Spain and Monaco, from 13 April to 26 June 1978. * European Extradition Convention (No. 24 of the Council of Europe) of 13 December 1957. It was ratified by Monaco on 30 January 2009 and entered into force on 1 May 2009. Spain ratified it on 7 May 1982 .Ficha de Mónaco
Oficina de Información Diplomática. Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y Cooperación. Sección: Acuerdos y Tratados.


See also

*
Foreign relations of Monaco The Principality of Monaco is a sovereign and independent state, linked closely to France by the Treaty of July 1918, which was formally noted in Article 436 of the Treaty of Versailles of 1919. The foreign policy of Monaco is one illustration o ...
*
Foreign relations of Spain The foreign relations of Spain could be constructed upon the foreign relations of the Hispanic Crown. The personal union of Castile and Aragon that ensued with the joint rule of the Catholic Monarchs was followed by the annexation of the Kingdo ...


References

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
Monaco Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a Sovereign state, sovereign city-state and European microstates, microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Regions of Italy, Italian region of Liguria, in Western Europe, ...
{{Bilateralrelations-stub