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The REGENERANDO network focused its exchange on reinforcing the role cities play in shaping employment policies. Since starting work in March 2004 this network has held a total of 9 working meetings including international conferences and expert meetings. These meetings have covered topics such as the irregular economy, employment policies for target groups like young people, older people, long term unemployed and ethnic minorities and use of ICT in employment policies. The presence of a large number of Italian partners in this network could be due to the fact that Italian Municipalities encounter a lot of problems when dealing with employment policies, not to mention the fact that the country’s parallel economy and illegal work situation are far worse than in any other Member State. At the beginning of the REGENERANDO partnership, the eleven city partners reviewed their city centre strategies with regard to employment issues and this information was developed into a matrix which was then used to identify 5 categories for action: 1. State of Action including financial resources and target group 2. Actions directed against the irregular economy 3. Actions encouraging employment 4. Actions encouraging economic development with employment impact 5. Actions encouraging social inclusion with employment impact

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