Best economic potential

Cities

1 Düsseldorf, Germany

2 Athens, Greece

3 Daugavpils, Latvia

Regions

1= North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

1= Krasnodar Krai, Russia

3 Scotland

Most cost effective

Cities

1 Manisa, Turkey

2 Liepaja, Latvia

3= Daugavpils, Latvia

3= Vinnitsa, Ukraine

Regions

1 Imereti, Georgia

2 Zhytomyr, Ukraine

3 Moldova

Best human resources

Cities

1 Moscow, Russia

2 Barcelona, Spain

3 Copenhagen, Denmark

Regions

1 Zurich, Switzerland

2 Saxony, Germany

3 Andalucia, Spain

Best telecommunications & IT infrastructure

Cities

1 Liverpool, UK

2 Frankfurt, Germany

3 Milan, Italy

Regions

1 Northern Netherlands, Netherlands

2 Saxony, Germany

3 South East England, UK

Best quality of life

Cities

1 Barcelona, Spain

2= Vienna, Austria

2= Copenhagen, Denmark

Regions

1= Greater Zurich, Switzerland

1= Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

3= Andalucia, Spain

3= Flanders, Belgium

Best transport system

Cities

1 Barcelona, Spain

2 Copenhagen, Denmark

3 Paris, France

Regions

1 West Holland, Netherlands

2 Flanders, Belgium

3 South East England, UK

Most secure/best security

Cities

1 Vienna, Austria

2 Basel Area, Switzerland

3= Copenhagen, Denmark

3= Helsinki, Finland

Regions

1= Greater Zurich, Switzerland

1= Iceland

3= North Brabant, Netherlands

3= Pomurje, Slovenia

Best FDI promotion strategy

Cities

1 Dundee, UK

2 Barcelona, Spain

3= Budapest, Hungary

3= Léon, Spain

3= Moscow, Russia

Regions

1 Scotland, UK

2= Murcia, Spain

2= Czech Republic