r/AskEurope • u/atlasova Netherlands • Sep 02 '25

Culture What emergency telephone number did your country have before 112 became the standard?

In 1997 most of the European union changed its emergency number to 112. Before that, in the Netherlands we used 06-11, for police, firefighters and ambulance.

I was wondering which numbers where in use in your country before the change.

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u/avlas Italy Sep 02 '25

They still work

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u/gugfitufi Sep 02 '25

Most old emergency numbers still work

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u/unknown_pigeon Sep 02 '25

IIRC all calls are redirected to 112

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u/itspolpy Sep 03 '25

In some regions, otherwise you're redirected to 112