Google is facing a record anti-trust fine of around €3bn in Europe , with Google expected to announce the penalty annual in response to allegations by the European Union that the European Union has abused its internet search dominance by promoting its shopping service over those rivals in search results, say sources. The maximum possible is around €6.6bn, or a tenth of Google’s total annual sales. The maximum possible fine is around €6.6bn, or a tenth of Google 's total annual sales. This marks a watershed in Europe competition battle with the Brussels , with the stakes now even higher due to a another investigation into the alleged abuse related to Google 's Android smartphone software. Google could also be banned from continuing to manipulated search results to favour itself and harm rivals. Google has declined to comment.
Google is facing a record anti-trust fine of around €3bn in Europe , with Google expected to announce the penalty annual in response to allegations by the European Union that the European Union has abused its internet search dominance by promoting its shopping service over those rivals in search results, say sources. The maximum possible fine is around €6.6bn, or a tenth of Google 's total annual sales. This marks a watershed in Europe competition battle with the Brussels , with the stakes now even higher due to a another investigation into the alleged abuse related to Google 's Android smartphone software. Google could also be banned from continuing to manipulated search results to favour itself and harm rivals. Google has declined to comment.