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Verwaltungsvereinfachungsmassnahmen

n. an anti-bureaucratese, anti-bafflegab campaign. Subjects: , , , , ,
Editorial Note: Ger. Verwaltungs ‘administration’ + vereinfachungs ‘reduction’ +  massnahmen ‘measures’
Citations: 2000 CDU/CSU Fraktion (Germany) (Oct. 12) “Verbesserung des “Meister-BAfoeG” dringend erforderlich” (in Berlin): Verwaltungsvereinfachungsmassnahmen sollen ebenfalls zu einem Zulauf an Antragstellern und damit potentiellen Existenzgruendern fuehren. Es bleibt abzuwarten, ob die bisher untaetige Bundesregierung aufgrund dieses Vorstosses der Opposition aus ihrer Lethargie erwacht. 2004 Don Hill @ Prague, Czech Republic Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (June 9) “Writing Campaigns Encouraging Bureaucrats To Come In From The Fog”: They’ve assigned the effort to rid their writing of fogginess a name. It is Verwaltungsvereinfachungsmassnahmen—that is, “simplified administrative procedures.”

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