The Principality of Monaco's support for TV5 was formalized with the signature of an agreement defining the practical terms of membership and the TV5 Charter, the founding agreement for operators of TV5 Monde and TV5 Quebec Canada. The documents were signed by Laurent Anselmi, Government Advisor - Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. This event was attended by HRH Prince Albert II of Monaco, HE, the Minister of State, representatives from the French Departments of Culture and Europe and Foreign Affairs and the management of TV5 Monde. The Principality of Monaco is the sixth donor government to join TV5 alongside Canada, the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, France, Quebec, and Switzerland.
Monaco's support was one of the priorities in TV5 Monde's 2021-2024 strategic plan, approved at the end of 2020. The Monegasque government will now be involved in the annual Conference of Ministers responsible for defining the channel's strategic directions and setting the budgetary contributions of each partner government. The newly-created Monegasque public broadcaster, Monte Carlo Riviera, will soon become a shareholder of TV5 Monde and sit on its board of directors.
More than thirty years after the Canadian and Quebec governments joined in 1986, all of the partner governments are happy with the recent expansion of the governance of TV5 Monde. This constitutes a major step in the history of the French-speaking channel, serving its ambition to best represent the diverse French-speaking world.
“I am pleased to welcome the Principality of Monaco to the TV5 partnership. Their membership reflects a pluralist and dynamic French-speaking community, providing greater access than ever to more extensive and varied television content. The creation of the new Monte Carlo Riviera broadcaster will help expand the Francophone media and cultural space," said Pablo Rodriguez, Canadian Minister of Heritage.