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It's like they are trying to prevent competition within EU and maintain local monopolies.

That's exactly the purpose of EU; regulate commerce by creating a system of quotas, preventing free competition but reducing the need for tariffs. Milk, cheese, produce, fishing, etc. This is perfectly in line with that idea.

And I believe both the EU Commission and the majority of the EU Parliament is supposed to be "right-wing" this time around.

Right-wing in a good part of Europe means they don't actively oppose regulated markets, not that they're free-market supporters. That's center-right, of course; actual right-wing usually means "fascist" (and opposes the EU itself).

Actual free-market supporters can't even get the required signatures to form a party in most European countries, let alone get elected.

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