On the 1st of November the new European Commission led by Jean-Claud Juncker will take office.
On their table, they might find a thorny case that was left unsolved by their predecessors: Google.
Before leaving his office, the current commissioner for Competition, Mr. Almunia, asked Google to take action and solve a situation that, according to European authorities, limits competition in market. Although in a statement he declared that he hopes to find a solution by end of October, there is no guarantee that this will happen, especially considering that the Commission has repeatedly rejected proposals from Google to find a friendly agreement.
Google is accused by European authorities to limit competition by advertising its own services instead of those of competitors. A truth that the giant of the web might find hard to disprove. Whether this will lead to sanctions such as the ones imposed by the Commission on Microsoft in the past, however, remains to be seen.
Source: Il Sole 24 Ore
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