The EU warranty regulations are always about the relationship between the customer and the retailer, never with the manufacturer.
Manufacturers are free to offer an additional warranty, and many of them do, but it's got nothing to do with EU regulations, and can be better or worse than the retailer warranty (e.g. in terms of who needs to pay for shipping, covered problems, proving who's to blame).
If your device breaks in the first months, you often have the option of either going to the retailer or the manufacturer.
Manufacturers are free to offer an additional warranty, and many of them do, but it's got nothing to do with EU regulations, and can be better or worse than the retailer warranty (e.g. in terms of who needs to pay for shipping, covered problems, proving who's to blame).
If your device breaks in the first months, you often have the option of either going to the retailer or the manufacturer.
http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/shopping/shopping-abroa...