Because while corruption* is still rampant in the EU, it’s not at least directly protected by the constitution like in the USA, so occasionally some legislation that benefits normal folks over megacorporations manages to sneak through.
*also known as lobbying with so much money you can buy millions of times as much “free” speech as everyone else.
*also known as lobbying with so much money you can buy millions of times as much “free” speech as everyone else.