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# A euromyth is a purportedly exaggerated or invented story about allegedly nonsensical EU legislation or EU bodies. The term has also been applied by Eurosceptics to purportedly misleading or exaggerated claims by the European Commission, and some assert that the term is falsely applied to true stories. Sometimes debate as to whether a particular claim is true or not continues long after the original story appeared. On occasions, Euromyths may arise when the actions of a different European organisation, such as the Council of Europe, are erroneously attributed to the EU.〔.〕 The European Union has introduced a policy of publicly rebutting negative coverage that it regards as unfair or distorted. ==Source of Euromyths== Accusations of distorted or untruthful reporting are most commonly directed at conservative and Eurosceptic sections of the British media. Stories often present the European civil service〔Sun, 5 September 2001, quoted in 〕 as drafting rules that "defy common sense". Examples cited as Euromyths include stories about rules banning mince-pies, curved bananas and mushy peas.〔 Others include a story that English fish and chips shops would be forced to use Latin names for their fish (''Sun'', 5 September 2001),〔quoted in 〕 that double-decker buses would be banned (''The Times'', 9 April 1998),〔quoted in 〕 that British rhubarb must be straight, and that barmaids would have to cover up their cleavage. In some cases Euromyth-type stories have been traced to deliberate attempts by lobbyists to influence actions by the European bureaucracy, for instance the imposition of customs duties. EU officials have also claimed that many such stories result from unclear or misunderstood information on complicated policies, and are claimed to have seized on minor errors in stories as evidence that they are entirely fictional. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Euromyth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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