( October 20, 2025, 10:56 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Italian Communications Regulatory Authority, or AGCOM, cannot impose annual contributions on EU companies not established in Italy, the Administrative Court in Rome ruled Friday. Two resolutions requiring Google Ireland to pay the 2024 fees were annulled by the court. The contributions breach the country-of-origin rule under the EU's e-Commerce Directive, the court said, confirming earlier EU and Italian decisions that foreign-based online media providers, such as Google, fall solely under the rules of the member states they are established in.Decision attached (in Italian). ...
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