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Germany Launches ‘EinfachMachen’ Beta Portal to Report Excessive Bureaucracy

The beta will triage submissions with partial automation now, with AI-driven analysis slated to scale in 2026.

Overview

  • The site at www.einfach-machen.gov.de lets citizens, businesses and public employees describe hurdles and submit concrete fixes in a seven-click form across categories such as energy, health, mobility, taxes and migration.
  • The Digital Ministry says entries are initially classified by a semi-automated process by topic, urgency and relevance before being routed for follow-up under high security standards.
  • Developed jointly by the Digital, Economy and Labour ministries, the pilot launched with costs in the very low single‑digit millions through early 2026.
  • The government plans to relocate the platform to the Federal Statistical Office so it can function as a central, empirically led hub for bureaucracy reports.
  • Industry group Bitkom welcomed the portal as a useful starting point but cautioned that many rules sit with states and municipalities, requiring legislative or administrative follow‑through beyond the federal level.