The European Commission has accepted Google’s latest proposal to settle a probe of its practices pending agreement with the 125 companies and organizations that filed complaints against the Internet giant. Google last week made its third settlement offer, following a warning from the Commission on Jan. 15 that it would take action if the issue were not resolved soon. The proposal addresses all four areas the EC’s head of competition policy, Joaquin Almunia, has outlined.
Google Dodges EU Antitrust Bullet
Posted by: Richard Adhikari February 5, 2014 01:35 PMThe European Commission has accepted Google’s latest proposal to settle a probe of its practices pending agreement with the 125 companies and organizations that filed complaints against the Internet giant. Google last week made its third settlement offer, following a warning from the Commission on Jan. 15 that it would take action if the issue were not resolved soon. The proposal addresses all four areas the EC’s head of competition policy, Joaquin Almunia, has outlined.