[silent_cal]

It's kind of like an ambulance-chasing lawyer. Yeah the driver at fault did real harm and owes money to the victim. But the lawyer is not a selfless justice crusader - he's looking for a payday. That's how I see the EU in these cases.

[creesch]

Sorry, you are not really making a better case for your argument. The budget of the EU largely comes from other places. Fines like these don't even register on there meaningfully. That alone should tell you enough.

[silent_cal]

The fact that a 290 million euro fine isn't considered meaningful does tell me a lot.

[creesch]

You aren't even trying, are you? It is not that meaningfull within the overall annual budget of the EU. If your take that they are just doing it for the extra cash was even remotely true they'd need to fine a whole lot more companies than they are doing now.

At this point I am sure that you are either:

- Trolling. In that case, good on you I guess.

- Really are not trying and not willing to try either. Which is a shame, mostly for you though.

Either way, it is not worth it to further respond to you. As in both scenarios you will just respond with another half backed goalpost moving response.

[peterpost2]

The EU is the largest economical block in the world. 290 isn't that much for them.