Awareness of EU Regional Policy Eurobarometer survey (June 2010)
Awareness of EU Regional Policy
Perception of co-funded projects
Relation between awareness & positive perception
Personal benefits from EU regional support projects Q2. Have you in your daily life benefited from a project funded by the European Regional Development Fund or the Cohesion Fund? 13 % SAW PERSONAL BENEFITS FROM CO-FUNDED PROJECTS PL 44 EE 29 LT 28 LV 26 SK 25 CZ 25 HU 24 EL 24 SI 23 IE 23 ES 21 %
Sources of information of regional projects Q.: Where did you hear about it?
Who should receive regional development funds?
Regional funding to be concentrated on the poorest regions Q.: Most European regional funding is concentrated on the poorest regions in order to help them to catch up. In your opinion, is this rather a good or rather a bad thing? Q.: European regional policy is concentrated on the poorest regions in order to help them to catch up faster with the rest of the EU. In your opinion, is this rather a good or rather a bad thing?
EU regional policy – desired priority sectors
Preferred level of decision-making for EU regional support projects
Awareness of cooperation
Awareness of EU regional funding for helping cooperation between regions Q.: Are you aware of regions in different countries co-operating because of EU Regional funding? Base: all respondents, % by country
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Q.: Outside the poorest regions European regional policy also supports economic development projects although there is less money available. In your opinion, should the EU support all regions or concentrate exclusively on the poorer ones? Q.: In all the other regions, European regional policy intervenes to help them to foster innovation, to create jobs and to work together. In your opinion, should the EU support all regions or concentrate exclusively on the poorer ones? Where should the EU focus its regional support?
Should the EU support all regions or focus exclusively on the poorer ones?