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Check page 3 on this list: http://ec.europa.eu/competition/cartels/statistics/statistic.... Of the ten highest cartel fines, only one was levelled against a non-European company (LG Electronics).

This is because European companies aren't good enough to get to "monopoly" status, much to the commissions chagrin.

> This is because European companies aren't good enough to get to "monopoly" status, much to the commissions chagrin.

I think you misunderstood what the OP said

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding, but he is saying 9/10 of the largest fines (of this type) were towards EU companies.