> What's realistic is forcing them to behave by issuing fines that make such behavior prohibitively expensive.
Europeans have been saying that for what, 20 years now? How long does it have to not work before we stop saying that it's a realistic solution?
There were no serious attempts at enforcing the rules.
If that's so, then is it realistic to expect that to somehow change? These corps have been fined more times than I can count, but it's clearly not working.
The fines were too low. If Europe is serious now, it can change.