There is nothing stopping them from doing so though. Maybe they're having a bad day or simply don't like you very much. Some of the data protection authorities have like one to two dozen people working at it total.
But that is irrelevant in this thread.
There is no lower floor. That was a lie!
The authorities can easily fine someone a thousand Euros or a million Euros.
Again, you're derailing. I was replying to the claim that no fine lower than 20 million Euros could possibly be imposed.
The same law that fined me $1,800 because a posted notice fell off my door in a blizzard? The same law that allowed the judge to uphold the fine by saying "I don't believe you". Bureaucracy sucks, and the second it gets its tentacles on you, no amount of cheek clenching is gonna delay the inevitable.