The 10 best Euro myths – from custard creams to condoms

"Heard the one about the EU banning bagpipes? Bendy cucumbers? Children blowing up balloons? Or the one about it renaming yoghurt “fermented milk pudding”? What about the madness of the EU’s directives on eggs which, if you believe the various rumours, have to be stamped with the home address of the farmer, must not be sold by the dozen and can no longer be called “eggs”.

In September 1994, the Sun, Daily Mirror, Daily Mail and Daily Express all reported that “curved bananas have been banned by Brussels bureaucrats”.

Inventing Euro myths has been something of a sport for the British press for nearly 30 years. The EU’s Euromyths website, which offers officials in Brussels a chance to rebut media accusations of meddling, features about 650 reports."

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