EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia didn't offer a detailed account of what sort of concessions Google has agreed to. Google has submitted proposals to address European Union (EU) concerns that the company, which owns a dominating 90...
In an interview with the New York Times, European Union’s antitrust chief, Joaquín Almunia, noted one solution to deal with this issue could be "labeling" – or something that clearly distinguishes when Google is promoting its own services...
Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia confirmed that Google submitted the documents Thursday evening, just in time for the deadline set by the EC. Google has submitted a response to the European Commission (EC) over its anti-competitive business...
Joaquín Almunia’s chief concern isn’t Google's algorithm, however. In an interview with the Financial Times, Almunia accused Google of giving itself preferential treatment by “diverting traffic” to its own vertical search products, including Google...
As European Commission vice chairman Joaquin Almunia has indicated publicly, the evidence clearly shows Google's search bias and manipulation of the display of results in favour of its own products and away from other services is a violation of...
European Commission antitrust chief Joaquin Almunia said on Tuesday that EU regulators had reached "a good degree of understanding between Google and the Commission," according to the Wall Street Journal
Competition commissioner Joaquín Almunia said that its initial investigations had identified four areas of concerns over Google's businesses practices: I hope that Google seizes this opportunity to swiftly resolve our concerns, for the benefit of...
We have approved the acquisition of Motorola Mobility by Google because, upon careful examination, this transaction does not itself raise competition issues," said EC vice president in charge of competition policy Joaquin Almunia.
Furthermore, Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt is expected to visit Joaquín Almunia, vice president of the EC and the commissioner responsible for competition, to discuss the document and Google's acquisition of Motorola, according to the...
Joaquin Almunia, a European Competition Commissioner, told Reuters, "We are trying to determine whether the company holds a dominant position in Internet search. Google would face penalties only if they abused a dominant position by engaging in...
Google Will Trigger More Antitrust Complaints to EU Agency, Almunia Says - Bloomberg Here's a roundup of today's other search news and headlines from around the web, sorted by category. Search Industry News
Outgoing CEO Eric Schmidt met with Joaquin Almunia, vice president of the European Commission, during the World Economic Forum in Switzerland to discuss the ongoing EU antitrust investigation. Here's a recap of this week's columns and news stories...
Outgoing CEO Eric Schmidt met with Joaquin Almunia, vice president of the European Commission, during the World Economic Forum in Switzerland to discuss the ongoing EU antitrust investigation. During the meeting, Schmidt asked Almunia to quickly...
The EU is taking anti-competitive allegations regarding the search industry with great attention but Google said it is "confident" is has a "good case" after EU competition commissioner Joaquim Almunia stated that he is "looking at the allegations...
