OP here. In Slovenia we had a well publicised deadline of 15. June 2013 to implement the strict opt-in version of the directive with penalties up to 30.000 EUR if failing to do so. So most sites actually implemented annoying cookie dialogs.

The irony is that most websites can actually avoid using invasive cookies all-together and avoid confusing users with cookie dialogs. That was our strategy when ensuring compliance for our clients and the submitted no-cookie GA library was a part of that.

The rules also changed. Now it's enough to just show some text that you want to store cookies without obstructing the website.

It differs from country to country in EU. In Slovenia we have a very passionate data-protection-officer and a strict opt-in law was passed.