Utrecht most competitive EU Region

New regional competitiveness index demonstrates Utrecht strenghts.

 

To improve the understanding of competitiveness at the regional level, the JRC's Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen (IPSC), together with the Commission's Directorate-General for Regional Policy, has developed a new index to demonstrate the strengths and weaknesses of each of the 271 EU regions.

 

Utrecht ranked number one on the competitiveness index which incorporates a wide range of issues related to competitiveness including innovation, quality of institutions, infrastructure (including digital networks) and measures of health and human capital, and will be a crucial tool in assisting EU regions to set the right priorities to further increase their competitiveness. Read more.


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The province of Utrecht

Population: 1.2 million
Size: 524 square miles
Major cities: Utrecht and Amersfoort
Distance: 30 minutes to Amsterdam International airport

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