We kindly invite you to participate in a short survey to gather insights on bureaucracy and competitiveness within the EU and its Member States. Your experiences and perspectives are invaluable to us and will help shape future discussions on improving administrative efficiency.
This survey is part of an ongoing initiative by United Europe’s “Future-Ready” Working Group, which focuses on identifying concrete barriers to competitiveness and exploring ways to make Europe’s economic environment more innovation-friendly and efficient. The findings will be summarized and analyzed by the working group, and selected practical examples will be incorporated into a forthcoming paper to illustrate the real-world impact of bureaucratic hurdles and highlight best practices across Europe.
Please find the survey form here.
You can also submit an email with your answers.
Survey:
- On a scale from 1 (completely unsatisfied) to 10 (completely satisfied), how satisfied are you with the level of paperwork and bureaucracy regarding EU-level legislation?
- On a scale from 1 (completely unsatisfied) to 10 (completely satisfied), how satisfied are you with the level of paperwork and bureaucracy in your Member State?
- Please mention your Member State
Examples of Bureaucratic Challenges:
Your company’s experiences are extremely valuable to us. If applicable, please share any examples of unreasonable process delays related to a specific Member State, municipality, institution, or piece of legislation that caused unnecessary bureaucracy.
- Please mention any examples of extreme cases of unreasonable bureaucratic burden or delays in processing at the EU level.
- Please mention any examples of extreme cases of unreasonable bureaucratic burden or delays in processing at the Member State or municipality level (please specify the Member State concerned).
Ideas for Improvement
- What needs to change to increase the competitiveness of the EU? (Please provide clear administrative or legislative ideas.)
- What needs to change to increase competitiveness at the Member State level? (Please provide clear administrative or legislative ideas.)
Consent for Usage of Examples:
- I agree to my example being cited in the United Europe paper, with my company and my name mentioned.
- I agree to my example being used anonymously—no mention of my name or my company.
- I do not give consent for my example to be mentioned in the paper.
Thank you very much for taking the time to share your insights. Your feedback is crucial in helping us identify areas for improvement and fostering a more competitive and efficient Europe.
Please complete the survey by 24 November. If you have any questions or need further clarification, feel free to reach out: