Nanny State in the EU?

[Respenus]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

Which quoted rules?

The rules in the article that say that balloons will need to be properly marked and the like. The guidelines, together with the directive (which has to be translated into national law and cannot be taken for literal law), can be found here.

@Betonov

Calm down, my good man. Countries are forced to pay fines, as we were forced to pay when we didn't transpose an environment directive in its fullest. No-one goes behind bars.

Let's just all take a deep breath and look at this from a perspective. Problematic? Yes. The most horrible piece of legislation and control over personal life ever? No. Don't mistake the Commission technocratic recommendation, for legal obligation.