I too have become more than a little cynical about all of this. Sadly, the problem you describe isn't limited to the EU. Seems like all major governments are

I too have become more than a little cynical about all of this. Sadly, the problem you describe isn't limited to the EU. Seems like all major governments are either corporate owned subsidiaries or absolute dictatorships committed to "profit" and "growth" at literally any cost, with little to no concern for how it affects the larger population of Earth.