Obviously there are faster and slower broadband connections; by "equally fast" I assume GP meant that various services can be reached without ISP choking or throttling, thanks to EU-wide network neutrality rules.

That's what they must mean as well, because otherwise a VPN could never help

I would be curious about concrete examples in Europe, though

TIL. I thought net neutrality legislation was EU-wide actually. Or maybe it is, but not every European country is in the EU, so good point