Bureaucracy burdens companies: CDU politician demands U-turn!

Bureaucracy burdens companies: CDU politician demands U-turn!

bureaucracy in excess and new EU requirements for packaging rating were the focus of an exchange between the CDU member of the Bundestag Thorsten and leading entrepreneurs in Bräunlingen. At a meeting with Steffen and Volker Würth, managing directors of the Straub packaging, it became clear that the steadily growing bureaucratic requirements for companies are a serious burden. "The level of requirements has now been completely exaggerated," emphasized Steffen Würth and pointed out that even smaller companies such as his now rely on three employees who have to deal exclusively with documentation obligations. This development is perceived as a disadvantage for competitiveness in the international area, so Südkurier .

Another topic of the conversation was the effect of the new EU plans to contain disposable packaging, which at the same time should promise more sustainability. Steffen Würth critically commented on the suggestions, which provided that packaging must be used several times. "We can already produce environmentally friendly cardboard containers that are recyclable. These considerations of the EU neglect the actual reusability of the materials," he said. Thorsten Frei supported this view and emphasized that the new requirements for packaging are not very practical, since different boxes would be necessary for different content, which makes logistics more complicated. According to thorsten-frei.de it was also a further example of how political action is not always in line with the needs of the economy.

Finally, Thorsten Frei announced a visit to the new construction site of Straub packaging, where large investments of 45 million euros are made to expand the production capacities. This was considered an important signal for the domestic economy. Representatives of both companies advocated positioning Germany as a strong economy in the EU and reducing the influence of excessive bureaucracy.