REGGIO EMILIA
Reggio Emilia is a city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. City in continued economic
growth, thanks to numerous industries, is the one of the first cities in Italy for employment rate and
export. Reggio Emilia is a city of young people and for young people.
Reggio Emilia has established nine twinning pacts, six pacts of friendship and is linked to over two
hundred international companies, participated in numerous European and international projects and it is
the only Italian city partner the project "Intercultural Cities" sponsored by the Council of Europe and the
European Commission, as the only Italian. Reggio Emilia founded the Italian network of intercultural
dialogue with Turin, Genoa, Bari, Riace, Savignano sul Rubicone, Fermo, Lodi, Senigaglia, Viareggio,
and Florence.
During the last 5 years the municipality has developed different projects focus on intercultural dialogue,
exchanges of experiences and local citizen’s participation.
1. General Information:
Population: 165.503
Location:
http://maps.google.fr/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=fr&geocode=&q=reggio+emilia&sll=46.75984,1.73828
1&sspn=10.690208,19.753418&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Reggio+d%27%C3%89milie+Reggio+d%27Emi
lie,+Emilie-Romagne,+Italie&ll=47.249407,9.448242&spn=21.19716,39.506836&t=h&z=5
Twinned with: Bydgoszcz (Poland), Dijon (France), Schwerin (Germany), Girona (Spain), Chisinau
(Moldavia), Kragujevac (Serbie) Cutro (Italie), Fort Worth (Etats-Unis, Toluca (Mexique)
2. The City in our Network:
The city and the EFUS:
Member since: 2001
Member of the Executive Committee: vice-president from 2008 http://fesu.org/index.php?id=155
Participated in:
Partner of the “Binge drinking” project coordinate by the FFSU 2010-2011
General Assembly debate on Cities facing collective violence, Toulouse, France June 26th
2009 http://fesu.org/index.php?id=30270
Attended :
- General Assembly Berlin, Germany May 10th, 11th 2010
http://fesu.org/index.php?id=31665&L=0
- General Assembly Toulouse, France, June 25th 2009
http://fesu.org/index.php?id=30270&L=0
- General Assembly Barcelona, Spain, July 18th 2008 http://fesu.org/index.php?id=1688&L=0
- General Assembly Rome, Italy, July 6th 2007 http://fesu.org/index.php?id=1386&L=0
- International Conference Security, Democracy and Cities, Saragossa, Spain, November 4th-6th
2006
- General Assembly Piacenza, Italy, June 10th 2005 http://fesu.org/index.php?id=898&L=0
Hosted :
The City and the Italian Forum
Participated in:
- General Assembly, Modena, November 12th , 13th 2010
http://www.fisu.it/wcm/fisu/sezioni/sezione_2_attivita/assemblee_programmi_resoconti/agM
odena_2009.htm
- 2nd edition “100città”, June 2008
http://www.fisu.it/wcm/fisu/sezioni/sezione_3_progetti/100_citta/100citta_edizione2.htm
- 1st edition “100città”, October 2006
http://www.fisu.it/wcm/fisu/sezioni/sezione_3_progetti/100_citta/100citta_edizione1.htm
- 1st edition of “100 città” 21 October 2006 “ Reggio Emilia and Saint Denis (France) :
Urban safety and quality of Life,comparing itwo experiences cities”
- Publication FISU “Immagini e immaginario della sicurezza nelle città italiane”2007
Attended :
- General Assembly, Lamezia Terme, June 25th , 26th 2008
http://www.fisu.it/wcm/fisu/sezioni/sezione_2_attivita/assemblee_programmi_resoconti/sestr
i_giugno2008.htm
- General Assembly Piacenza, Italy, June 10th 2005
http://www.fisu.it/wcm/fisu/sezioni/sezione_2_attivita/assemblee_programmi_resoconti/piace
nza_05_06_09.htm
Hosted :
- 2nd edition of “100 città” “Citizen programmes and urban regeneration 5-15 June 2008
3. Project Files:
Urban Space for Youth, Reggio Emilia, Italy 2008
4. Further information:
The 10 point for Urban security in the Reggio Emilia City
http://www.municipio.re.it/sottositi/Reggiocittadeldialogointerculturale.nsf/PESIdDoc/FCED530
D19A054E7C125767A00400143/$file/Documento%2010punti.pdf
http://www.municipio.re.it/sottositi/Reggiocittadeldialogointerculturale.nsf/PortletDocumentiGrup
piID/FCED530D19A054E7C125767A00400143?opendocument&FT=P
- The pact for coexistence, rules and responsibilities in the Reggio Emilia railway station area
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkYoUZOj8HU
Intercultural cities :
http://www.municipio.re.it/retecivica/urp/pes.nsf/web/Rggcttdldlgntrcltrl?opendocument
AmoReggio
http://www.municipio.re.it/sottositi/Reggiocittadeldialogointerculturale.nsf/web/VstFll15?opendo
cument&restrictToCategory=AmoReggio
1,6,7 contatto
http://www.municipio.re.it/retecivica/urp/pes.nsf/web/167Cnttt?opendocument
Migrare http://www.migrare.it
- MalEducazione
http://www.comune.re.it/retecivica/urp/retecivi.nsf/DocumentID/7C61F33B007B0454C125773D0
02A7277?opendocument