ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors of this report would like to acknowledge the contribution of the European Commission to the funding of this study. We would also like to thank the many people across Europe who gave up their time to participate in the study by meeting members of the project team or by completing a questionnaire. We appreciate the openness with which they were prepared to discuss the...

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