When it comes to European bureaucracy: If we put Germany on one end of the scale and put Estonia on the other end, most of Europe is going to be placed near Ge

When it comes to European bureaucracy: If we put Germany on one end of the scale and put Estonia on the other end, most of Europe is going to be placed near Germany. Germany isn't the outlier, Estonia is. Also one would be mistaken to believe that these bureaucratic processes produce a better result - there's already numerous examples where weaknesses in these systems have been exploited. One recent example exploits the requirement for applicants to supply their own photos. In this case people who looked somewhat alike used computer graphics to merge facial features to produce a mid-point headshot, resulting in one identity that worked for two individuals.