Following Google’s re-submission to the European Commission of concessions aimed at ending the watchdog’s probe of the search giant, Commissioner Joaquin Almunia the Commission is in its “decisive weeks,” though did not set a more specific timeline for the regulator to rule.
Google is under investigation following allegations of abuse of dominance regarding the way the company presents its search results. An earlier offer to the Commission was rejected.
The investigation began nearly three years ago; Almunia described the ordeal as “difficult,” though told a conference in Italy last Friday that a decision regarding Google “cannot be prolonged forever.”
As Almunia weighs his decision over the coming weeks, Google rivals are urging the Commission to urge stricter concessions from Google.
A similar case within the US ended without major crackdowns on the company earlier this year.
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