German state leaders adopt 200-point plan to combat red tape

NAMPA / DPA
2025-12-04
Berlin (dpa) - The leaders of Germany's 16 federal states have agreed on a 200-point programme to streamline administration, addressing long-standing complaints by citizens that they are facing excessive amounts of red tape. Leaders have agreed on a "federal modernization agenda" to make it easier and less costly for the population to navigate administrative processes, Alexander Schweitzer, state premier of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, said following......
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