No, it's *UK* stupidity. No other EU country has ever had the problems the UK has introducing EU initiatives. Metrication ? As pointed out by the Commission, the UK went faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar beyond what was needed.
Smoking ban ? Ditto.
Which is the funniest thing about the effort being wasted on Brexit. Even if we do get free of the EU, we're still stuck with the same cretins in charge as before.