Not EU specifically, but I support other international regions and work with teams supporting the EU. I'm not in big tech, but a different sector for a large co

Not EU specifically, but I support other international regions and work with teams supporting the EU. I'm not in big tech, but a different sector for a large company. I can say that delays can and do happen because of regulation. This could be extra work for privacy regulations, or for accessibility standards, etc. Even just the fact that you need legal review in multiple languages can add delays. The more regulations you have and the diversity of regulations among the numerous locations you support, the more resources you need (time and/or personnel). Most of the regulations are there for good reason. In my opinion, it's the differences between each supported region that causes the most problems. In some cases things like the EU help standardize the regs vs having 20 different definitions of them.