What European country would you describe as having a left wing party in power over the last decade?

Spain has had a left-wing government for a while, and the current German one could maybe be described as centre-left.

Agreeing with you though that the EU as a whole isn't really "left-wing".

Germany was who I had in mind - you can't blame the lack of eu tech boom over the last 16 years on the last 3 years of a centre-left coalition.

Yeah, I agree. However, I can blame them on making things worse when I specifically elected them to make things better. Instead of solving Germany's issues, they are infighting and spending money on social programs and on illegal migrants. Next year, every single tax, healthcare, and social security rate is going up.

Furthermore, the Greens are blocking real progress in the name of NIMBY-ism. The current government is actively killing markets by introducing harmful policies.

GDPR et. al. does not fit for the US big tech since you need to respect the user.