red tape

The German government just approved a list of measures to cut red tape that should hasten deployment.

Democrats believe layering on more government rules, regulations and red tape will make healthcare cheaper.

“Cutting through layers of red tape in Washington is one essential piece of our final mission.”

The proposals would be a “litmus test for the fight against red tape in Brussels and Strasbourg,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told a joint summit on digital sovereignty with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Part of a bid to slash red tape for European businesses struggling against US and Chinese rivals, the move is drawing accusations that Brussels is putting competitiveness ahead of citizens' privacy and protection.