Tag: bureaucracy
Bureaucracy slows down heavy equipment on construction sites
Kommatsu excavators at Bauma 2022 in Munich Transporting machines of this size to those on site is becoming an increasing problem, according to industry representatives. (Photo: IMAGO/aal.photo) Berlin The German…
As always new regulations paralyze our country
Trapped in bureaucracy Germany is slowed down by regulations. 1,778 federal laws and 2,821 federal regulations are currently in force. Many of them are necessary, while others rob citizens and…
“Absolutely force digitization for the performance of our country”
John Ludewig The former head of the Regulatory Control Council says: “The administration in Germany works just fine in normal times, in crisis situations it just doesn’t work.” (Photo: imago…
As always new regulations paralyze our country
Trapped in bureaucracy Germany is slowed down by regulations. 1,778 federal laws and 2,821 federal regulations are currently in force. Many of them are necessary, while others rob citizens and…
As always new regulations paralyze our country
Trapped in bureaucracy Germany is slowed down by regulations. 1,778 federal laws and 2,821 federal regulations are currently in force. Many of these are necessary, while others rob citizens and…
As always new regulations paralyze our country
Trapped in bureaucracy Germany is slowed down by regulations. 1,778 federal laws and 2,821 federal regulations are currently in force. Many of these are necessary, while others rob citizens and…
Olaf Scholz on a state visit to China
Good morning dear readers, what would happen if, starting tomorrow, only journalists sat in German authorities? Three forecasts, fed from 25 years of professional experience: In official documents, numbers only…
As always new regulations paralyze our country
Trapped in bureaucracy Germany is slowed down by regulations. 1,778 federal laws and 2,821 federal regulations are currently in force. Many of these are necessary, while others rob citizens and…
As always new regulations paralyze our country
Trapped in bureaucracy Germany is slowed down by regulations. 1,778 federal laws and 2,821 federal regulations are currently in force. Many of these are necessary, while others rob citizens and…
Inflation and bureaucracy: Medical device manufacturers expect less profit
Production at B. Braun in Melsungen Rising raw material, transport and energy costs are also a burden for medical technology companies in Germany. Frankfurt After a slump in sales in…
The IT entrepreneur Ulrich Dietz is wrong when he says that we are a “don’t give a damn nation”. The opposite is the case. I hope we don’t become a rage nation.
The Reichstag in Berlin In view of the energy crisis, there is a change of mood among the population. (Photo: imago images/photothek) The IT entrepreneur Ulrich Dietz is wrong when…
How the German bureaucracy is preventing modernization
One of my companies near Heilbronn would like to build a solar system on a 1,600 square meter peripheral area of the company property. Much more would be possible in…
Six theses for the future
This is what happened at a Handelsblatt event that brought together three renowned innovators: Rafael Laguna de la Vera, director of the federal agency for leap innovation, Celonis co-founder Alexander…
A provocation for the regulatory debate
Former US President Donald Trump In his book, Thomas Piketty describes how strong inequality in the USA fueled the rise of Donald Trump. A redistribution program is not very popular…
A jolt must go through Germany
The deadline of the Online Access Act (OZG) expires on December 31, 2022: By then, 575 administrative services should be available nationwide in digitized form. First of all, however, only…
Spinncloud – Caught in the wheels of bureaucracy
Christian Eichhorn and Christian Mayr The Spinncloud co-founders had to endure over a year of bureaucracy before they could start work at their chip company. (Photo: Spinncloud) Dresden A year…
New start-up strategy: vague goals, lots of bureaucracy
Employees of the start-up Wandelbots The federal government wants to promote start-up funding at European level. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The federal government passed its new start-up strategy on Wednesday. It…
Europe must finally release the brakes on bureaucracy
chip production Europe is unattractive for chip manufacturers. (Photo: Bloomberg) Europe? No thank you! A plant in Germany or the rest of Europe is currently not an issue for TSMC.…
Real estate market: There are enough regulations
Anyone who thought that with Franziska Giffey at the head of the Berlin Senate would end the urge to regulate housing construction is mistaken. The Governing Mayor’s proposal to limit…
How bureaucracy slows down the energy transition
Dark side of the energy transition Certification perfectionism and permitting requirements are blocking the green transition. Munich, Dusseldorf Michael Gerwing no longer understands the world. When politicians in the news…