German state renames Justice Ministry to Ministry of Justice — at cost of €26,000

TheLocal.de ^ | 22 August 2017 11:26 CEST+02:00 | DPA/The Local

[Olog-hai]

After the newly-elected state leader of North Rhine-Westphalia, Armin Laschet, renamed all 12 ministries under his administration, he publicly responded on Monday to inquires as to why. […]

Laschet decided to alter the names of the ministries, for example turning the “Justizministerium” (Justice Ministry) and “Finanzministerium” (Finance Ministry) into “Ministerium der Justiz” (Ministry of Justice) and “Ministerium der Finanzen” (Ministry of Finance), respectively.

Nothing else about the ministries has changed, but the renaming will cost taxpayers a total of €26,000. […]

On the question of efficiency improvements in the state administration posed by Ziemkeit, Laschet replied: “We are not dealing with questions of efficiency.” …

[Olog-hai]

Over thirty grand to change existing bureaucracies’ names from active language to passive.

[SaveFerris]

Why not Ministry of Social Justice Warriors?

I mean, as long as Merkel is destroying everything........

[atomic_dog]

I wonder what they're calling the "Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda" these days.

[KarlInOhio]

for example turning the “Justizministerium” (Justice Ministry) and “Finanzministerium” (Finance Ministry) into “Ministerium der Justiz” (Ministry of Justice) and “Ministerium der Finanzen” (Ministry of Finance), respectively.

Vee haf ze genitive case und vee vill use it.

[rlmorel]

Why not just call it “Minijus”.

Or just call it “The Ministry of Love”.

[Red Badger]

No Ministry of Truth?
No Ministry of Plenty?
No Ministry of Peace?.........................

[DoughtyOne]

Now that terrorism is the rule of law, why not go all the way and get it over with?

the Ministry of inJustice

[Col Frank Slade]

Well..there certainly was a Ministry of Propaganda.

[SaveFerris]

Next up - The Ministry of Silly Walks

[DoughtyOne]

I think Merkel has taken a personal interest in that, and is doing it herself.

[DoughtyOne]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqhlQfXUk7w

[Bob]

Actually, I find it hard to imagine that such sweeping changes could be done for so low a cost. That price wouldn’t even cover the planning costs for such a change in a single US government agency, let alone a dozen.

[Billthedrill]

The Judean People's Front gets livid when it is confused with the People's Front of Judea.

If someone had told me in the 90's that "progress" would bring out the transition of Monty Python from comedy to history I'd have thought them nuts.

[Dr. Sivana]

I hope they hold their sessions in the "Hall of Justice".

[C210N]

And after that, the Department of Redundancy Department.

[SaveFerris]

My favorite department is the Department of Redundancy Department and it’s my favorite, too, also.

We could say that twice.

[C210N]

It bears repeating, to not take off your shoes. Jobs is on the way...

[Sgt_Schultze]

It’s the trend: Colored People - BAD / People of Color - GREAT

[dfwgator]

Peoples Front of Judea vs Judean Peoples Front

[t4texas]

They’ve solved all their problems.......