Germany must play a more active role in the Council working groups in Brussels: This is what the German Regulatory Control Council (NKR) writes in its recommendations to the next Federal Government, which will be published on Wednesday. According to the recommendations, „clear responsibilities and a simple coordination process“ are needed within the government in order to be able to make concrete and early contributions to reducing bureaucracy in the Commission – ideally during its consultation phase. In addition, the ministries should be obliged to examine EU projects for their bureaucratic cost implications for Germany and to advocate for corresponding simplifications during negotiations in the European Council.