Those bizarre EU myths

  • 2003-05-22
  • Jean-Luc Testault
PRAGUEIn the imaginary world of exaggerated European Union excesses, pigs have to be given toys to play with, trawlers must carry at least 200 condoms when they set to sea and rudely shaped cucumbers are banned from public sale.The European Union's legendary complexity and labyrinth of red tape have spawned a wealth of urban myths in candidate countries queuing up to join the 15-nation bloc.The phenomenon has grown to such an extent that the Polish press agency PAP has even launched a service to collect and debunk the wildest stories doing the rounds of the cafes and bars in Eastern Europe,...
 
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