The European Union imposed a $2.8 billion antitrust fine on Google. Google appealed, and the European Court upheld the original judgment. A Google spokesman said on Thursday that the company appealed again.
The European Union fined Google in 2017 for using its price comparison shopping service to gain an unfair advantage against smaller European rivals. Google, unhappy with the fine, fought an appeal, but last November the European Union’s General Court largely dismissed Google’s request, arguing that the European Commission was right to find that Google’s actions harmed competition.
After careful consideration, we have decided to appeal the decision of the General Court because we feel that the European Court of Justice requires clarification in certain areas at the legal level, a Google spokesperson said in a statement.
The spokesperson added: Whether we appeal or not, we will continue to work on remediation, as we have been doing for the past few years, with great success, and we will continue to maintain a constructive and cooperative relationship with the European Commission.