Posted on April 1, 2009 - by AbsurdEU
Farmer Giles banned from using combine harvester
An EU law bans British farmers from using their combine harvesters on wet soil

An EU law bans British farmers from using their combine harvesters on wet soil
Hundreds of unwanted horses have been left to roam the streets and parks of Romania’s major cities after an EU law which bans horse-drawn carts from main roads.
The Post Office spent £1 billion on setting up payments for pensions and other benefits which provide sub-postmasters with 12% of their income. Under EU law, this service must now be put out to tender, and the likelihood of losing the contract will mean the closure of another 3,000 branches in 2010.