ROME CANDIDATE CITY

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ROMECANDIDATE CITY

• TO HOST EPC HEADQUARTERS

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THE COUNTRY

• Italy is formed by 20 Regions and has a
  population of about 58 million people and its
  capital city is Rome.
• The State is a parliamentary Republic. Italy is
  part of G8 and is a member of Schengen Agreement.

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THE CITY

• Rome is a concentration of history with a
  population of about 4 million people.
• In 1957 was born, in Rome the EU, in 1960,
  September 18, after The Olympic Games was held
  what we can consider the first edition of
  Paralympic Games
• Rome hosts several International Organization as
  FAO, ILO, UNESCO, and as capital city hosts
  Embassies and the representative Office of EU.
• Beside its historical, cultural, tourist and
  economic prestige, Rome is renowned for its
  success in the organization of big international
  events such as 2000 Jubilee year, the Youth World
  Day, the International Film Festival. Rome has
  often been a point of reference for important
  sporting events such as
• 1960 XVII Olympic Games IX International
  Paraplegic Games
• 1982 World Modern Pentathlon Championships
• 1983 European Swimming Championship
• 1987 World Athletics Championships
• 1990 Final Match of World Football Championship
• From 1990 Athletics Golden Gala
• In 2009 there will be final of the football
  Champions League
• In 2009 it will host the final competition of the
  Swimming World Championships
• In 2009 there will be the INAS World Cup of
  Basketball
• In 2010 there will be the Volleyball World
  Championships

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TRANSPORT SYSTEM

• Rome has two airports
• The Leonardo da Vinci international/Domestic
  Airport, with connections with 130 airports
  spread over the five continents.
• The Ciampino International Airport is almost a
  low cost flight airport with forty daily
  connections
• Rome has 5 train stations ( one Termini
  International) and the Port of Civitavecchia (
  100 Km far from Rome) is also an important hub.
• In Rome there are two main subway lines and 5
  local trains to connect the suburb with the city
  centre. There are 289 bus lines 6 tramway lines
  and more than 5000 taxis.

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THE PREMISES

• The EPC will be hosted at EOC premises.
• The Italian Government with the Ministry of Sport
  and the Major of Rome, are very pleased to host
  in Rome the European Paralympic Committee.

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COMMITTEMENTS AND APPROVAL

• MINISTRY FOR SPORT, Mrs. Giovanna Melandri
• MAJOR OF ROME, Mr. Walter Veltroni

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See you in Rome

• THANK YOU