BRUSSELS RE-LAUNCHES COMPETITION COMPLAINTS AGAINST GOOGLE
September 1st, 2014
AN AGREEMENT between the European Commission and Google over alleged abuses of its dominant market position – breaking European Union (EU) competition law – appears to have collapsed. Brussels today said it had levelled fresh allegations against the company. In February, Google promised to make changes to its commercial policy – in particular, to give equal prominence in search engine results to competitors in various sectors – in response to Commission competition law concerns. But now, fresh complaints have been received and the Commission is ready to ...
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