As for the actions of the regulatory authorities, it's called "passing the buck". Too difficult a decision? shuffle it off to Brussels.
The EU Parliament (or talking shop) is irrelevant for these purposes, most EU activity is determined by intergovernmental agreement: meetings of the prime ministers/presidents of EU countries.
There's always an excuse difficult decisions - or implementing a manifesto promise. For example:
"Nick Clegg won't let me have an EU referendum"
"The European Court won't let me deport alleged terrorists"
"The EU won't let me bail out BD, but I can bail out the banks"
Notice a trend?