Sure, but these are two entirely different matters. Having an open, unenforced judgment against you might lead to complications, for example if the defendant happens to travel to the EU. It’s unlikely that a minor fine will be enforced by snatching the defendant at the airport, but it could at least legally an option.

Or the defendant may later open up a German subsidiary or plan on selling to a company with a german subsidiary. Things would get complicated in those cases.

So it’s important to be somewhat precise here - no enforcement doesn’t equal squashed judgment.