@WP I agree aggressor doesn’t have to mean a military intervention however when peppered with references to marching on the Rhineland or Vichy then the inference is clear.

I don’t know about the cases you have referred to so will investigate them. Is there a possibility that corporate (bad) behaviour is being aligned to the EU as an entity?

There has been a tendency in the UK to implement to their fullest extent EU treaties whereas other countries take a more partial approach. This too drives a perception of unfairness.