alt Hacker News> My worry is that the end result will require
Yes it will.
The vast army of bureaucrats in any country does whatever is in their power to make sure their specific requirements are included into the process. What do you mean they would like to open a 3D printing workshop with no Environmental Impact Study done?!
You know that EU bureaucrats do what each country want them to do right?
Each time the Commission comes with a new rule, most countries agree with it. And if its an "unpopular", the game for each gov is to blame the EU.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euromyth
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6481969.stm