Debrecen has facilitated the ideal investment environment with its award winning FDI strategy. The overall winner of the FDI Magazine Award titled “Top Small European Cities of the Future 2018/2019”, it is testament to Debrecen’s success and the hard work, and the work done by EDC, Debrecen’s city economic development agency.
The decision to award Debrecen this honor was the result of a range of forward thinking projects, including:-
- Forest Offices Development
- Debrecen South Industrial Park
- Local Incentive Programme
- National VIP grants
- The International School of Debrecen
- The streamlining of investment procedures (including the EDC property database)
In addition to the award won by Debrecen, Hungary also did well in several other categories.
- Eastern European Regions of The Future 2018/2019
- Micro European Cities of the Future 2018/2019 – Business Friendliness
- Major European Cities of the Future 2018/2019 – FDI Strategy.
- Mid-Sized European Regions of the Future 2018/2019 – Human Capital + Lifestyle.
- Major European Cities of the Future 2018/2019 – FDI Strategy.
Top 10 Small European Cities of the Future 2018/2019 – FDI Strategy
| Rank | City | Country |
1
| Debrecen | Hungary |
| 2 | Derby | UK |
| 3 | Plovdiv | Bulgaria |
| 4 | Plzeň | Czech Republic |
| 5 | Reading | UK
|
| 6 | Derry/Londonderry | UK |
| 7 | Niš | Serbia
|
| 8 | Oulu | Finland |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | UK |
| 10 | Belfast | UK |
Top 10 Eastern European Regions of The Future 2018/2019
| Rank | City | Country |
1
| Central Federal District | Russia |
| 2 | Bratislava Region | Slovakia |
| 3 | Prague Region | Czech Republic |
| 4 | București-Ilfov | Romania |
| 5 | Masovian Voivodeship | Poland
|
| 6 | Central Hungary | Hungary |
| 7 | Lower Silesia | Poland
|
| 8 | Sofia City Region | Bulgaria |
| 9 | Plzeň Region | Czech Republic |
| 10 | South Moravia | Czech Republic |
Top 10 Micro European Cities of the Future 2018/2019 – Business Friendliness
| Rank | City | Country |
1
| Limerick | Belgium |
| 2 | Shannon | Ireland |
| 3 | Galway | Ireland |
| 4 | Waterford | Ireland |
| 5 | Drogheda | Ireland
|
| 6 | Inverness | UK |
| 7 | Nitra | Slovakia
|
| 8 | Zrenjanin | Serbia |
| 9 | Székesfehérvár | Hungary |
| 10 | Tartu | Estonia |
Top 10 Major European Cities of the Future 2018/2019 – FDI Strategy.
| Rank | City | Country |
1
| Barcelona | Spain |
| 2 | Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| 3 | Paris | France |
| 4 | Berlin | Germany |
| 5 | Dublin | Ireland
|
| 6 | Vienna | Austria |
| 7 | Milan | Italy
|
| 8 | Warsaw | Poland |
| 9 | Budapest | Hungary |
| 10 | Kiev | Ukraine |
Top 10 Mid-Sized Euroepan Regions of the Future 2018/2019 – Business Friendliness
| Rank | City | Country |
1
| București-Ilfov | Romania |
| 2 | Northern Ireland | UK |
| 3 | North Holland | Netherlands |
| 4 | Stockholm County | Sweden |
| 5 | Greater Copenhagen | Denmark |
| 6 | Central Hungary | Hungary |
| 7 | Lower Silesia | Poland |
| 8 | Wales | UK |
| 9 | North-east England | UK |
| 10 | Greater Poland | Poland |
Top 10 Mid-Sized European Regions of the Future 2018/2019 – Human Capital + Lifestyle.
| Rank | City | Country |
1
| București-Ilfov | Sweden |
| 2 | Berlin Region | Germany |
| 3 | Greater Copenhagen | Denmark |
| 4 | București-Ilfov | Romania Uusimaa |
| 5 | Uusimaa | Finland |
| 6 | Hamburg Region | Germany |
| 7 | Vienna Region | Austria |
| 8 | North Holland | Netherlands |
| 9 | Västra Götaland County | Sweden |
| 10 | Central Hungary | Hungary |
