My example was more about EU bureaucrats looking for something else than rule-of-law and democracy and whatnot :) As for exactly self-governance, IMO earmarked

My example was more about EU bureaucrats looking for something else than rule-of-law and democracy and whatnot :) As for exactly self-governance, IMO earmarked funding is the worst example. There're lots and lots of dumb investments that were made only to take „EU money“ (because somehow it's too hard for people to contact that it's our taxes). And other areas were neglected because there was no „EU money“ to take. Watchtowers may be one of most in-your-face examples :)