EU sets out the facts behind the media fantasies
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Advertising slogans
EU to ban famous advertising slogans
Ambulances
Ambulances must turn yellow for Europe
Bananas
Goodbye bendy bananas, farewell curved cucumbers, so long chunky carrots
Corgis
Corgis to be banned by EU
CVs
EU demands standardised CV
Electronic waste
Sex toys must be handed in
Euro/Health
The euro causes skin diseases & makes you impotent
Hard hats
EU forces tightrope walkers to wear hard hats
Home-made cakes
Home-made cakes must be labelled with all ingredients
Marmalade
EU regulates grandmother's recipe
Pigs
EU says pigs must be given toys
Renaming monuments
EU to rename Waterloo Station "Europe Station"
Swings
Europe says playground swings are too high
Viagra
Male EU officials get 6 free viagra tablets per month
Warning signs on mountains
EU requires climbers to use scaffolding
Women's clothes
EU harmonisation of women's clothes sizes
Yogurt
Yogurt to be banned