Google Challenges EU Antitrust Fine In Final Appeal

(RTTNews) - Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet, is making a last-ditch effort to contest a hefty 2.42 billion euro or $2.6 billion antitrust fine imposed by the European Commission in 2017. The fine, arising from allegations of market abuse through Google's online shopping service, has been the subject of a prolonged legal battle. While Google initiated its appeal in February 2020, it suffered a setback in November 2021 when the EU's General Court dismissed its arguments.

Now, Google has taken its case to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), Europe's highest court, for what appears to be its final attempt to overturn the penalty. Google's primary contention is that EU regulators failed to establish that its business practices were anticompetitive. According to Google's legal team, treating competitors differently is inherent in competition and innovation, not an antitrust violation.