Wetter.com's Google claim shows tensions between EU's DMA and antitrust regimes
By Jean Comte ( July 30, 2026, 09:38 GMT | Comment) -- Google’s recent EU fine for unfairly advantaging its own search service will be key for Wetter.com, a German weather website that had seen its antitrust damages action against the US tech giant frozen pending the decision. The litigation's path illustrates the friction between the EU's digital gatekeeper law and its classical antitrust rulebook, showing how it can lead to delays and complications, despite initial hopes of speedier proceedings.Two EU fines imposed on Google last week for giving an unfair advantage to its own services were met with applause by many rivals and customers, who had long been pushing for EU action....
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