Apple is providing the warranty mandated by EU law, it's just that nobody in the EU seems to understand their own laws. EU law mandates a two year warranty for

Apple is providing the warranty mandated by EU law, it's just that nobody in the EU seems to understand their own laws. EU law mandates a two year warranty for only those defects present at time of sale. Within the first 6 months of sale, the burden of proof is on Apple to prove that the defect wasn't there at sale. After those 6 months are up, the burden of proof switches to the consumer to prove that it was there at sale. Apple complies with this law. Apple also provides a 1 year warranty from time of purchase for defects that develop after the time of sale. This, too, is perfectly in the law, and Applecare extends this post-sale defect coverage to two years. tl;dr EU law involves two different kinds of warranties (covering present-at-sale and post-sale defects). You've confused them.