The European Union's Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said today that he's willing to settle his antitrust investigation into Google's search practices.
Almunia held a news briefing today, saying that his office might be willing to come to a "quick resolution on the competition issues" Google is facing, so competition can be restored across the continent.
"Google has repeatedly expressed to me its willingness to discuss any concerns that the Commission might have without having to engage in adversarial proceedings," Almunia said. "This is why today I'm giving Google an opportunity to offer remedies to address concerns that we have identified."
Almunia announced four "concerns" that his company calls "abuses of dominance. The competition commissioner has taken issue with its contention that Google displays its own services in a different manner than links to competing offerings. In addition, he argues that "Google may be copying original material from the Web sites such as user reviews and using that material on its own sites without their prior authorization." The other two complaints relate to Google's handling of search advertisements, which Almunia says, force companies into an exclusive agreement with the search firm.
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