[krona]

> The EU can't make laws themselves.

They can. It's called a regulation. Directives are what you're referring to.

A regulation is a legal act of the European Union that becomes immediately enforceable as law in all member states simultaneously.

[Mirioron]

You're right! I was thinking about directives here since this was about the copyright directive.

Another point is that even when it comes to regulations it generally falls onto the member states themselves to enforce those regulations.