I’m curious to hear opinions on how bureaucracy/inefficiency impacts day to day life. We often hear how Western Europe is horrendous with being able to get things done efficiently- but I’m curious to hear for Europe as a whole, are there any exceptions? Would like to hear about the “less popular” expat locations in Europe.

For activities such as getting internet set up in a new flat; or having the heat break and needing the repair company to come look at it- which countries in Europe would be the most efficient?

  • hudibrastic@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    This is one of the few things I like in the Netherlands… there’s a government single sign-on, you get your ID and can log in to pretty much any government and government-related app/site

    There’s a central communication app (Berichtenbox) where you receive messages from virtually any government-related communication

    I can’t remember anything I had to do in person or God forbidden to use some old-fashioned mail/fax, apart from collecting the biometrics for my residence permit

    • RelativeOperation7@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      The only bad thing about the Dutch system is if you dont have that single sign-let’s say you are 88 years old without kids and computer illiterate) then communicating with the Government is very very hard.

      • torriethecat@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        There are cheap courses by libraries elderly can follow. My grandparents aged 84 and 88 own a computer and they can use it.