Overview

• Day one centers on competitiveness, high tech and innovation with input from external experts, while day two is slated to consider and adopt a federal Modernisierungsagenda.
• Draft plans outline more than 80 measures, including a single electronic vehicle‑registration portal, 24‑hour online company formation, a digital work‑and‑stay agency for specialists, AI-supported law drafting and a citizen portal for reporting red tape.
• The agenda targets a roughly 25% cut in bureaucracy costs (about €16 billion), a €10 billion reduction in compliance burdens and at least an 8% staff reduction in federal ministries and the Bundestag administration by 2029.
• Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger says each measure will carry timelines, with a further cabinet session expected in late October or early November focused on formal relief decisions.
• Coalition unity remains a challenge as Chancellor Merz signals he will push the EU to revisit the 2035 combustion‑engine ban, drawing SPD resistance before an auto industry summit on 9 October.