Germany E-Invoice Revolution: Federal and
State Governments Join Forces

Critical step in Germany’s digital transformation: Federal government and states signed new administrative agreements on e-invoicing on July 31, 2025. The OZG-RE platform is being strengthened as the central invoice system.

A groundbreaking development has occurred in Germany’s digital infrastructure. New administrative agreements signed between the federal government and states on July 31, 2025, signal the strengthening of federal cooperation in the country’s e-invoice system. At the center of the agreement is the central invoice receipt platform OZG-RE, jointly developed and financed at the federal and state levels.

Platform Success Backed by Numbers

The OZG-RE platform, managed by the Federal Ministry of the Interior’s Procurement Office (BeschA), has been providing electronic invoice transmission, automatic receipt, and processing services since 2019. The system is currently integrated with five states (Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia, and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), with Bavaria expected to join soon.

Impressive performance: In 2024 alone, approximately 3.9 million e-invoices were processed through federal invoice receipt platforms (ZRE and OZG-RE).

Critical Transition Process Approaching

The ongoing migration of federal administrative units to the OZG-RE system will be completed by September 20, 2025. This consolidation will increase the platform’s efficiency and cost-effectiveness while enabling future-oriented developments under the joint responsibility of the federal government and states.

Future Vision: Single Platform Goal

The IT Planning Council has tasked the federal government with examining and evaluating a unified invoice receipt solution that can serve as the foundation for all states and their municipalities. The inclusion of the Federal IT Cooperation (FITKO) ensures that the interests of all federal levels are equally considered and digital synergies are optimally utilized.

The agreement represents more than a formal-legal step: it is a symbol of lived cooperation in federalism, driven by trust, innovation spirit, and shared ambitions. This collaboration signals the strengthening and intensification of close cooperation between the federal government and states, pointing toward a digital, networked, and efficient administrative future.

https://www.e-rechnung-bund.de/bund-und-laender-besiegeln-neue-verwaltungsvereinbarungen/