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?
Netherlands has all you say about UK and a bit more (like your education records, property registry, list of vehicles registered to your name etc)
In general any standard procedure in the Netherlands is smooth. But I heard problems start when you want to do something not standard, that’s not covered by existing computer systems
Also Polish e-government is surprisingly good nowadays, albeit sometimes tricky to navigate
I agree about Poland, works much better and quicker than the UK equivalent, in my experience.
Good to know! I am a big fan of Poland.
It is the strength and problem of the Dutch government. There is no human dimension in the government. Computer says yes 99% of the time. But when you need a government official wehn computer says no then shit hits the fan.