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  • The 1974 Export Levies on Rice

    Tonight we bring you Regulation (EEC) No 2291/74 of the Commission fixing the 1974 export levies on rice.

    Text available at EUR-Lex here.

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    15 min
  • Christmas special

    Gather round the crackling fireplace and learn of the many merry customs tariffs on Christmas decorations.



    Fireplace sounds courtesy of user visionear on Pixabay.

    Text of Regulation available here.

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    17 min
  • The Cucumber Regulation

    By populist demand. Rules on cucumber shapes and sizings. The world famous Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1677/88.

    Regulation available: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A31988R1677&qid=1764364062932

    ATLAS Magazine 2019: THE EUROPEAN CUCUMBER-REGULATION: The straight and narrow

    European Commission press release: The return of the bendy cucumber: 'wonky' fruit and vegetables back on sale from 1st July 



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    32 min
  • International Humanitarian Law

    We dedicate this one especially to E.U. leaders: How do you sleep at night?


    Text taken from EUR-Lex https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52009XG1215(01)

    Satire for sleepyheads.


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    22 min
  • Saint Patrick's Day Special

    Satire for sleepyheads.

    Aoir do chodlatáin.


    Legal notice available at https://european-union.europa.eu/legal-notice_ga

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    37 min
  • I'll Bring EU Flowers (In the Pouring Rain)

    DG SLEEP makes a colourful return to usher in a sleepy spring.

    Text taken from EUR-LEX: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:31968R0316

    Satire for sleepyheads.

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    20 min
  • Mower Power to You

    Drift away as the Night Elves revisit a Commission Directive that established the permissible sound power levels of lawnmowers.

    Text taken from Eur-Lex: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A31987L0252&qid=1728592066652

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    23 min
  • Ode to Jam

    The Council kicks out the jams in this sweet Directive from 2001.

    Text from Eur-Lex: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2001/113/oj

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    On toast, in yogurt, wherever you get your podcasts.

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    30 min
  • Good Sport

    Tonight, the night-elves of DG SLEEP tackle Council conclusions on maximising the role of grassroots sport in developing transversal skills, especially among young people.

    Text taken from Eur-Lex: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52015XG0527%2802%29&qid=1719518193420

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    Satire for sleepyheads.

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    24 min
  • Could EU be loved: Catnap special

    At your desk or in your cat tree. Take a break where you can get it with the Catnap Special of DG Sleep.

    Text taken from Eur-Lex, where you'll find a bonus photo of the cat-tree psspsspss: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32014R0350

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    15 min

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