This report is a country by country assessment of the supports and barriers for district heating and the subsequent effects they have on the sector nationally. This is an analysis of information gathered by the national partners of this project from 10 or more experts and combined with the extensive knowledge and experience of the 14 national partners. These reports can be found on the web in Country by Country database and should be consulted when further information on a specific country is desired (ecoheat4.eu/en/Country-by-Country-DB).