> EU fines represent about 3% of EU revenue

wow. Really?

You make that sounds like its insignificant, but it really isn't.

Fines that go in to the 'consolidated budget' for a country or region doesn't seem right; it's blatantly in their own interest to lay out fines, regardless of if the behaviour warranted it or not.

This seems very familiar to the US property seizure laws; the line between 'justice' and 'flat out corrupt' is fine, and there's significant financial gain to walking the corrupt side of the line.

I don't think this is anything to be proud of.