Jan, I wish it were true that EASA is not interfering with gliders or balloons. It does both, in too mny ways to list here. It has added to gliding costs and very little positively for safety, while considerable anti-safety measures.
One gliding example – Under BGA, I could have had a transponder in my glider, under EASA it is impractical.
Re balloons - the non-aviators who run EASA had several tries to enforce carriage of an ASI in balloons. I believe it is still the case that EASA says all landings should be made into wind – including balloons (somebody, please correct me if this is an urban myth, but it was reported).
Chris N