In article , bob writes
Yes - just one example of EU and its commissioners meddling in things
that ought to be none of its concern - examples which probably persuaded
some people to vote "Exit".

But the EU commissioners are nothing but the appointees of elected
governments. Was this a question of the “EU” setting a requirement or
national governments wanting to do a thing that they were worried would be
unpopular, so laundering the legislation through the EU?

That's a procedure common enough that we called it "Eurowashing" when I
was active in regulatory work.

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Clive D.W. Feather