Schwerin plans bureaucracy check: less paper war for applications?

Schwerin plans bureaucracy check: less paper war for applications?

Today in Schwerin, the CDU city faction suggests introducing a bureaucracy check for applications in the city council. This could be a crucial measure to reduce the bureaucratic effort associated with the submission of applications. According to [NDR] (https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/mecklenburg-vormern/westmecklenburg/schwerin-cdu- Gradakrate-will-buerocracy-fuer-antraege, Mvregioschwerin-120.html) this proposal aims to ensure that the administration for the processing of applications can better assess in the future.

The Green Group has already made concerns that this regulation could bring additional workload for the administration. Nevertheless, the CDU sees an opportunity in its proposal to increase the self -discipline of the city representatives. So far, the details on the implementation and the criteria of the check

decision is

The administration fundamentally approved the proposal, but more city representatives refused to the main committee. The final decision on the bureaucracy check will be made in the next meeting of the city representatives. There are currently 43 members in the city council, which are divided into six factions, while two members are without a spart, as the city administration under Schwerin reports.

The discussion about reducing bureaucracy is by no means new. Since the 1990s, politicians from the CDU and SPD have repeatedly been demanding reducing bureaucracy. However, as the platform [Bündnis Germany] (https://buendnis-deutschland.de/buerocracy abbreviation-in-deutschland/), the announcement of new ministries and programs often actually leads to an increase in bureaucratic requirements.

reduction in bureaucracy as a central challenge

bureaucracy costs the German economy up to 146 billion euros annually. It is a challenge that encumber not only the economy, but also the trust between citizens and the state. A reduction in bureaucracy, which actually has a noticeable effects, requires political determination and innovations, such as the introduction of a "one-in-two-out" law or the digital relief for the citizens.

The suggestions for real reduction in bureaucracy are diverse and could help, for example, to be streamlined or reduce the administrative structures or to reduce existing subsidy and support bureaucracy. A procedural acceleration for construction and approval procedures as well as the simplification of taxes are necessary steps to relieve the citizens and make the administration more efficient.

We can be excited to see how the city council in Schwerin decides on the bureaucracy check and whether this approach can actually lead to a noticeable relief. The expansion of a functioning and implementable bureaucracy is of crucial importance for the future of the city.