Best overall fit: Εύβοια (Opportunity 33). Runner-up: Άνδρος, Θήρα, Κέα - Κύθνος, Μήλος, Μύκονος, Νάξος, Πάρος, Σύρος, Τήνος (26). Contrarian pick: Άνδρος, Θήρα, Κέα - Κύθνος, Μήλος, Μύκονος, Νάξος, Πάρος, Σύρος, Τήνος — leads the set on Demographic outlook (EU pctl 92).
Strengths
Cost advantage (86) · Industrial base (74)
Red flags
Economic base (EU bottom 15%)
Talent & skills (EU bottom 15%)
Governance (EU bottom 15%)
Strengths
Demographic outlook (92) · Cost advantage (73)
Red flags
Labour market (EU bottom 15%)
Talent & skills (EU bottom 15%)
Industrial base (EU bottom 15%)
Governance (EU bottom 15%)
Resilience (EU bottom 15%)
Why you might not pick Εύβοια
Economic base (EU bottom 15%); Talent & skills (EU bottom 15%); Governance (EU bottom 15%). Its weakest dimension is Governance (EU pctl 8) — Άνδρος, Θήρα, Κέα - Κύθνος, Μήλος, Μύκονος, Νάξος, Πάρος, Σύρος, Τήνος may suit a mandate that weights that higher.
How robust is this recommendation?
The leader depends on the mandate: Logistics → Άνδρος, Θήρα, Κέα - Κύθνος, Μήλος, Μύκονος, Νάξος, Πάρος, Σύρος, Τήνος · Manufacturing → Εύβοια · Office → Άνδρος, Θήρα, Κέα - Κύθνος, Μήλος, Μύκονος, Νάξος, Πάρος, Σύρος, Τήνος · Residential → Άνδρος, Θήρα, Κέα - Κύθνος, Μήλος, Μύκονος, Νάξος, Πάρος, Σύρος, Τήνος.
Phase-2 diligence checklist
- Site-level grid connection capacity and power pricing (beyond country-grain energy data)
- Local incentives, tax regimes and permitting timelines
- Workforce depth for your specific roles (the talent pillar is a proxy)
- Real-estate availability, rents and land — public pan-EU data stops at the Nordics
This is a mandate-neutral read. To weight the pillars to your thesis, run these regions through the Site Screener — it ranks all 1,211 regions under your weights and exports the full PDF. First-pass macro screening, not investment advice.
Composite intelligence · 0–100 EU-percentile scores
Opportunity Indexscale + growth + access + structure
26.2
32.9
Resilience Indexdiversification, stability, buffers
4.8
22.5
Quality of Lifeprosperity, health, safety, environment
32.5
25.4
Connectivitytransit + air + market access
17.5
33.5
Talent & Human Capitalskills, learning, knowledge workers
3.3
11.0
Growth Momentumrecent GDP / employment trajectory
49.2
60.2