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Google’s new EU search remedies expose antitrust compliance conundrum

By Jean Comte and Lewis Crofts ( June 27, 2025, 15:40 GMT | Comment) -- Google has proposed a fresh update to the way it presents searches for services such as travel and accommodation, in yet another effort to placate EU antitrust investigators and avoid fines under the Digital Markets Act. But the changes — set to be discussed at a closed-door hearing on July 8 — risk displeasing both rival platforms and direct suppliers, highlighting the balancing act that may make a non-compliance finding inevitable.Google's already lengthy battle with the European Commission over compliance with a ban on self-preferencing when presenting search results took a fresh turn this week, with more proposals on how to give fair treatment to airlines, travel agents and train companies wanting to appear in results....

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