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Shopping rivals urge EU to act against Google

Forty-one online comparison shopping services are gunning for Google. Joining forces in a letter calling for action from the European Union. Their charge: Google is flouting an EU order to stop favouring its own service, and to allow rivals to compete on equal terms. Idealo is among signatories from 21 EU countries - it's Europe's number 2 among such sites. Polish number 1, Ceneo, is also there. As is Britain's Kelkoo. And Foundem. Their plea may well fall on sympathetic ears. EU anti-trust regulator Margrethe Vestager slapped a 2.4 billion euros fine on Google over this issue two years ago. This month she noted that its moves to comply with the rules had done little to level the playing field. Google has also faced almost 6 billion euros in EU fines over other anti-competitive practices. Read More...

Forty-one online comparison shopping services are gunning for Google.

Joining forces in a letter calling for action from the European Union.

Their charge: Google is flouting an EU order to stop favouring its own service, and to allow rivals to compete on equal terms.

Idealo is among signatories from 21 EU countries – it’s Europe’s number 2 among such sites.

Polish number 1, Ceneo, is also there.

As is Britain’s Kelkoo.

And Foundem.

Their plea may well fall on sympathetic ears.

EU anti-trust regulator Margrethe Vestager slapped a 2.4 billion euros fine on Google over this issue two years ago.

This month she noted that its moves to comply with the rules had done little to level the playing field.

Google has also faced almost 6 billion euros in EU fines over other anti-competitive practices.

Read More

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