Verwaltungsvereinfachungsmassnahmen

Verwaltungsvereinfachungsmassnahmen
 n.— «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.» —“Verbesserung des “Meister-BAfoeG” dringend erforderlich” in Berlin CDU/CSU Fraktion (Germany) Oct. 12, 2000. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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