You make it sound as if Directives are optional. They aren't. They must be implemented by a deadline set by the Commission, or the member state is open to legal action either domestically or in EU court.
I took a cursory look out of interest :
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/...
I can see how Directive wording is either taken verbatim ('copy-out'), or brought into harmony with existing laws to avoid duplication.
Not sure how something could be implemented 50% (like a degree), or parts ignored completely.
Also, wouldn't any limited changes have to be approved at EU parliament level before being ratified as a Directive in the first place?
It's probably not a copy-paste nor a 'pick and choose' but something that has a bit of flexibility (and it also has to be harmonized with local law).
"Under EU rule" the EU is made by its member countries, as opposed to what some people say.
Of course they do. It's an EU directive. Some countries already said they don't intent to move forward with it (Italy and Poland come to mind)
> when it comes to getting rid of EU's rules you need multiple good cycles of elections in numerous nations, then you also need to convince a good amount of bureaucrats, and then you also have to remove the local interpretation of the EU directive
And guess what, this amount of discussion, coming and going is actually helping (people see the BS) in this case.