if you really need the bitcoin I would suggest you withdraw it with regular bitcoin transactions like through legacy address and segwit address. and start moving your fund or keep it your fund that has access to lightning network withdrawal even tho that is in the EU region.
Besides that, I just did a quick Google search and didn't find that the EU is banning the Lightning Network.
In legal matters, you can only use Google to develop basic knowledge, unless you work in Europe.
In the next few years, legislation will change greatly and you need to take data either from specialized systems for lawyers and accountants, or monitor competent lawyers. Articles in news publications are usually written to manipulate the opinion of the crowd.
