Euromyth

A euromyth is what the European Commission calls media stories about its policies which it claims are untrue.

Some Eurosceptics now use the term "Euromyth" to describe inflated claims made about the achievements of the EU.

The alleged ban on curved bananas is a long-standing, famous, and stereotypical claim that is used in headlines to typify the Euromyth.

This has been frequently repeated by pro-Europeans and Euro-sceptics alike; the former tending to regard it as an apocryphal or misleading Euromyth and the latter regarding it as an example of needless European bureaucracy.