“In 2021, we want to commemorate the Bicentenary of his death as it is a privileged moment to underline his work and his importance as a historical figure.

We welcome into our ranks cities where he is seen as a great reformer who carried the ideals of the Revolution, as a victorious or defeated general, as a relentless despot, as the founder of new nations.

It is the crossing of these glances, avoiding as far as possible value judgements and gathering around the recognition of the complexity and importance of his work, that creates the common memory that Europe needs."

Charles Bonaparte, President of the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities