Hungary had broken EU directives and undermined the rule of law.

违反了欧盟的指令，破坏了欧洲法治。

The worry is the impact that independence might have on how Britain applies that EU directive.

担忧的是，若苏格兰脱离了英国而独立，那么英国要如何实现欧盟促进可再生能源使用指令所指定的指标？

Under a proposed EU directive, YouTube could be forced to pay more for musicians and record companies.

在一项欧盟指令提案下，YouTube可能会被迫向音乐人和唱片公司支付更多费用。

A recent EU directive tries to remedy this by setting the reclamation of materials above recycling in a “waste hierarchy” that will affect building sites.

最近欧盟新出台的政策在“废品等级”中将材料回收再利用置于回收再生之上，将会对各个建筑工地产生影响。

And yet an EU directive aimed at tightening the approval regulations for pesticides has been stalled for years, with Germany among those standing in the way.

然而，欧盟一项旨在加强农药审批规定的指令多年来一直停滞不前，德国就是其中的一个阻碍。