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?
For the things you’ve listed, Ireland is quite good. Generally very fast to get things done and not too much bureaucracy, easy to setup as a freelancer, business, online digital services pretty decent.
There are other factors that make it less ideal though, which are high rental costs, poor public transport, and health service, which really vary depending on what you’re comparing against.