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This could be a fantastic thing unless the EU apparatus manages to botch this, if only because some governments otherwise wouldn't make any progress in this regard in the foreseeable future, and that's painful not just for highly mobile people, but for local residents as well. I'd wager a guess that this is largely aimed at countries like Germany, large parts of which still rely 100% on lots and lots of paper-pushing for everything, and where, especially for non-citizens in rural areas, even the most basic services can be a tremendous hassle.