Google Hit With Antitrust Complaints in Europe

The European Commission has acknowledged receipt of three antitrust complaints against Google. It did not identify the companies and said it had not started a formal investigation.

“The Commission can confirm that it has received three complaints against Google which it is examining. The Commission has not opened a formal investigation for the time being,” an unidentified E.U. executive said in a statement on Wednesday.
The European Union Commission is located in Brussels, Belgium. Photo courtesy Wikimedia.

The European Union Commission is located in Brussels, Belgium. Photo courtesy Wikimedia.

Google claims it has done nothing wrong, and disclosed that British price comparison site Foundem, French legal search engine eJustice.fr and Microsoft-owned Ciao from Bing were the complainants.

“This is the beginning of an inquiry, in all likelihood it will not go anywhere. The Commission has not expressed any hint of guilt,” Google senior competition counsel Julia Holtz told reporters on a conference call, according to Reuters.

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