Trolling much? :)

The EU does stupid things from time to time, but generally I think the EU gets things reasonably right..

Getting rid of roaming charges was huge! Not adding software parents was huge! GDRP has pros/cons, mostly it's a problem that people think they comply by making consent popups.

But yes, aspect of current copyright reform and cookie law is stupid. But only aspects -- who knows maybe we can fix them :)

On food, EU authorities don’t mess about. There is a complicated set of regulations to mark “characteristic” food, which is enforced very rigorously across the continent. The problem seems to be that such regulations mostly cover traditional foodstuffs, whereas modern industrial concoctions (like this crappy cheese) are ignored. Claiming copyright was a somewhat-clever attempt to extend protections.

Let's not pick on the EU. The US government can be just as bad (disclaimer: I am a US citizen)