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Re-launching public and private investments to boost long-term growth is at the top of the EU policy agenda. The European Commission has invited Member States to help identify and later to overcome obstacles to investment.

In order to gauge the situation on the ground, the CoR carried out between May and July 2016 an online consultation on obstacles to investments at local and regional level, which resulted in almost 330 replies from all 28 EU Member States.

In the report, you can find detailed illustrations and short analysis of the survey results, addressing, among others:
 
- the level of investments (private + public)

- specific obstacles and their relevance to cities and regions

- the use of modern financial tools

- the knowledge of EU tools (e.g. European Fund for Strategic Investments)