EU official website in it’s cookie banner glory: https://european-union.europa.eu/index_fr
I get similarly upset, when I see Google tracking on official websites of government or public institutions.
No, they don't really need to track you, that's why it requires consent to do it.
They are doing exactly what they say.
In other words, they're not saying don't track your visitors. They're saying get consent first.
https://commission.europa.eu/resources/europa-web-guide/desi...
> Use of the cookie consent kit is mandatory on each page of the DGs and executive agencies-owned websites, regardless of the cookies used.
if they didn't use third party cookies they wouldn't need it