City of Bologna

The municipality guarantees and enhances the rights of citizens, social groups and those interested, users and associations, as expression of the community at the local level. It implements the right to political and administrative participation by guaranteeing complete and accessible information on the activity carried up. It inspires its actions to the principle of horizontal subsidiarity and collaboration with social and economic factors, fostering sustainable growth and promoting the initiative of the citizens, single and associated, for the carrying out of activitiy of general interest and care of the common assets. It directs its action to prevent and remove all forms of discrimination without distinction of sex, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, political opinions, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and psycho-physical condition. It recognizes water as a heritage of humanity and the status of water as public common good. It ensures conditions of equal opportunities between women and men and acts to ensure the right of accessibility to the city with particular regard to the disabled. It promotes the most extensive initiatives in the field of assistance, social integration and rights for persons with disabilities. The municipality contributes to the reduction of pollution