Overview
- The first dedicated 'Entlastungskabinett' advanced eight draft laws and endorsed more than 50 guiding points to streamline rules and modernize administration.
- Officials estimate the immediately decided measures will deliver at least €100 million by scrapping selected reporting duties, simplifying trade rules and digitizing real-estate processes.
- DE‑Mail will be formally discontinued, and the government is keeping the EUDI‑wallet timeline targeting market readiness by late 2026 or early 2027 for digital ID, driving licence, vehicle and insurance credentials.
- The plan raises the threshold for workplace safety officers to 250 employees, a change that ministry figures say could lift the obligation for over 100,000 companies, and it revises the Energy Efficiency Act to avoid EU ‘gold‑plating,’ easing some data‑center requirements.
- Eckpunkte include an Infrastructure Future Act to speed permits for projects tied to the €500 billion fund and telecom changes to accelerate broadband and mobile rollout, with regular oversight to track delivery and industry urging faster follow‑through.