The third option is making a deal with the EU and continue fighting.

It’s easy to say, but the author and his colleagues are not in a position to just “stop complying”.

1. We don’t know the author’s exact work. It could just be administrative or something that wound not make sense to be worked on if they aren’t delivering anything.

2. I’m not sure what work you expect then to do if their bosses are complying. If they are expected to be watch dogs, but the part of the organization that enforces the rules simply won’t enforce them, then what do you want to be done? Send stern warnings to rule breakers knowing it’s pointless?

It’s a shitty situation that needs to be solved elsewhere.