This prominent recognition was obtained in the competition for European Cities and Regions of the Future 2016/17. The results of the competition were published in the prestigious publication “fDi Magazine” whose large number of subscribers throughout the world includes corporate and international investment professionals and experts.

In the category of Micro-European Cities of the Future 2016/17, the City of Prijedor was ranked the 5^th by the level of costs, i.e. the 4^th by the investment attraction strategy, which is an extraordinary result taking into account the fact that the result was achieved in a competition among 294 cities and 149 European regions.

In deciding about the best European cities and regions, the jury considers the criteria such as: economic potential, return on investment, human potential, quality of life, favorable business climate, and existence of an investment attraction strategy. The positioning on this prestigious list of European cities and regions of the future represents a direct recommendation to potential investors of locations they should invest in.

For some time, through its expert services and agency PREDA-PD, the City of Prijedor has been implementing numerous measures aimed at supporting investment in its territory such as proactive approach and partnership based on trust and common interests, administrative support, flexibility, consistence and transparency.