The Commission found that Google had abused its dominant position on the market for online general search services in 13 countries in the EEA by favouring its own comparison shopping service, a specialised search service, over competing comparison shopping services.

In respect of that infringement, the Commission imposed a pecuniary penalty on Google of €2,424,495,000, of which €523,518,000 jointly and severally with Alphabet, its parent company.

Google and Alphabet brought an action against the Commission’s decision before the General Court of the European Union, which today dismissed the action brought by the two companies and upheld the fine imposed by the Commission.