"Some measures include: Allowing emails to replace paper documents that are still required for official use. One-time data collection: Citizens and companies submit information only once, with agencies sharing data centrally. Faster approvals: Many types of applications are automatically approved if authorities do not respond within three months. Reducing paperwork by cutting reporting and disclosure obligations, as well as documentation requirements, by at least one-third to save companies time and reduce personnel costs."
"The leaders of Germany' 16 states on Thursday agreed on a 200-point plan to modernize government services. The country is notorious for its bureaucracy, which limits much official communication to mail and, sometimes, fax. Chancellor Friedrich Merz has made addressing it a priority for the coalition government. Now, Germany's 16 state premiers have agreed on a "federal modernization agenda" aimed at cutting red tape and making life easier for citizens and businesses, according to Alexander Schweitzer, state premier of Rhineland-Palatinate."
Germany's 16 state premiers agreed a 200-point federal modernization agenda to cut red tape and modernize government services. Measures include allowing emails to replace paper documents, one-time data collection with centralized agency sharing, automatic approvals if authorities do not respond within three months, and reducing reporting, disclosure and documentation requirements by at least one-third. The plan aims to ease citizens' access to services, relieve administrative burdens, and lower costs for companies. A study by the Ifo economic institute estimated excessive bureaucracy costs Germany nearly 150 billion euros annually in lost economic output. Chancellor Friedrich Merz and state premiers discussed the plan at the Chancellery in Berlin.
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