In a lengthy antitrust case where regulators discovered that Google provided its shopping recommendations an unlawful advantage over competitors in search results, a legal advisor to the European Union’s highest court suggested Thursday that the corporation pay a hefty punishment.
Juliane Kokott, advocate general of the European Court of Justice, suggested dismissing the American search giant’s appeal of the 2017 fine. Kokott also indicated in a legal opinion that Google be paid a fine of 2.4 billion euros ($2.6 billion) by the European Commission, which is the principal competition watchdog for the 27-nation union.
Google is expected to lose its appeal against the $2.6 billion fine imposed by EU regulators for allegedly engaging in unfair promotion of its online shopping service.
Although Kokott’s ruling does not bind the Court of Justice, it frequently heeds the counsel of its advocates general, who evaluate the merits of pending cases before the Luxembourg-based court.
The European Commission, the EU’s executive body and chief antitrust enforcer, has filed three separate antitrust proceedings against Google and its parent firm, Alphabet, seeking more than $9 billion in fines.
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