Setback for Google as EU Court adviser backs $1.7 billion antitrust fine
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The Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union has challenged a lower court's 2024 decision to overturn a €1.49 billion (36.3 billion crowns) fine imposed on US technology company Google, part of the Alphabet group, seven years ago for violating antitrust rules related to online advertising, the EU's top court said in a press release on Thursday.
Setback for Google as EU Court adviser backs $1.7 billion antitrust fine
BRUSSELS, Nov 12 : Google suffered a setback on Thursday as an adviser to Europe's top court faulted a lower tribunal's decision to scrap a €1.49 billion ($1.7 billion) fine levied against the U.S. tech giant 7 years ago for anti-competitive practices related to online advertising.The General Court rejected
Reuters: Setback for Google as EU Court Adviser Backs $1.7 Billion Antitrust Fine
Reuters: Setback for Google as EU Court Adviser Backs $1.7 Billion Antitrust Fine. “Google suffered a setback on Thursday as an adviser to Europe’s top court faulted a lower tribunal’s decision to scrap a €1.49 billion ($1.7 billion) fine levied against the U.S. tech giant 7 years ago for anti-competitive practices related to online advertising.”
Search giant Google has suffered a setback in a process regarding competition fines in the EU. An advocate general at the European Court of Justice has seen the conclusions of a lower court, which resulted in Google avoiding the fine. According to advocate general Juliane Kokott, the European Commission's previous assessment of Google's business practices as anti-competitive was correct. The advocate general's assessment usually indicates the di…
Search giant Google has suffered a setback in a competition fines case in the EU. An advocate general at the European Court of Justice has seen the conclusions of a lower court, which resulted in Google being exempted from the fine.
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