Eurobarometer: most important areas for EU regional policy investment

This report is part of a series of studies that examines Europeans' awareness of and attitudes towards EU Regional Policy.

Respondents were asked about the domains that should be targeted for investment They were asked whether they think each of 11 domains are more or less important for their city or region . All but one of the domains are mentioned among the more important for their city or region by at least a relative majority of respondents.

More than nine in ten respondents (91%) consider education, health or social infrastructures one of the more important domains for investment for their city or region, followed by the environment (90%) and renewable and clean energy (87%). At least eight in ten respondents also mention support for small and medium-sized businesses (81%) and research and innovation (80%) are more important.

Smaller majorities mention the other investment domains. At least three quarters of respondents say investment in vocational training (78%) and transport facilities (75%) are the more important, while over six in ten identify energy networks (63%) and just under six in ten say tourism and culture (57%).

Finally, just over half the respondents say that broadband Internet access (51%) is one of the more important domains for investment for their city or region, while just under half say the same about investment in the reception and integration of migrants and refugees (48%).

本报告系一系列研究之组成部分，旨在探讨欧洲民众对欧盟区域政策的认知与态度。调查对象被询问关于应优先投资的领域，以及他们认为11个领域中的哪一个对其城市或地区而言更为重要。除一个领域外，至少有相对多数的受访者将所有其他领域视为其城市或地区较为重要的投资领域。超过九成的受访者（91%）认为教育、卫生或社会基础设施是其城市或地区优先投资的重要领域之一，其后依次为环境（90%）和可再生能源与清洁能源（87%）。至少有八成的受访者还提到支持中小企业（81%）和研究与创新（80%）的重要性。其他投资领域的提及比例略低。至少四分之三的受访者认为职业教育培训（78%）和交通设施（75%）的投资更为重要，而超过六成的受访者将能源网络（63%）视为重要领域，近六成的受访者则认为旅游业和文化（57%）亦然。最终，略过半数的受访者认为宽带互联网接入（51%）是其城市或地区优先投资的重要领域之一，而不到半数的受访者则认为投资于移民和难民的接待与融合（48%）同样重要。