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Mower Power to You
Season 1, Ep. 7
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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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The Cucumber Regulation
31:38|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=1764364062932ATLAS Magazine 2019: THE EUROPEAN CUCUMBER-REGULATION: The straight and narrowEuropean Commission press release: The return of the bendy cucumber: 'wonky' fruit and vegetables back on sale from 1st July
International Humanitarian Law
21:41|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.
9. Saint Patrick's Day Special
36:18||Season 1, Ep. 9Satire for sleepyheads.Aoir do chodlatáin.Legal notice available at https://european-union.europa.eu/legal-notice_gaCookie policy available at https://european-union.europa.eu/cookies_ga
8. I'll Bring EU Flowers (In the Pouring Rain)
19:41||Season 1, Ep. 8DG 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:31968R0316Satire for sleepyheads.
6. Ode to Jam
29:32||Season 1, Ep. 6The Council kicks out the jams in this sweet Directive from 2001.Text from Eur-Lex: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2001/113/ojFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sleepdgsleep/On toast, in yogurt, wherever you get your podcasts.
5. Good Sport
23:37||Season 1, Ep. 5Tonight, 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=1719518193420Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sleepdgsleep/Satire for sleepyheads.
4. Could EU be loved: Catnap special
14:46||Season 1, Ep. 4At 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
3. Working My Way Back to EU
38:45||Season 1, Ep. 3Nod off while the night-elves of DG Sleep take you back to 2006 and EU Decision No 1672/2006/EC establishing a Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity — ProgressText is from Eur-Lex: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32006D1672&qid=1719258368775