Cairo pledges support for AngloGold Ashanti to accelerate Sukari mine operations    New Egypt–European scientific cooperation programmes coming soon: EU ambassador    Egypt trains Palestinian police for future Gaza deployment as ceasefire tensions escalate    Giza master plan targets major hotel expansion to match Grand Egyptian Museum launch    Golden Pillars Developments unveils Swar project as part of EGP 15bn investment plan    Three kidnapped Egyptians released in Mali after government coordination    Egypt raises minimum, maximum insurance wage starting Jan 2026    Egypt's EMRA signs MoU with Xcalibur for nationwide mining survey    How to Combine PDF Files Quickly and Easily    Egypt's agricultural exports climb to 8.5m tons in 2025    Maternal, fetal health initiative screens over 3.6 million pregnant women    Ahl Masr Burn Hospital Concludes First Scientific Forum, Prepares for Expanded Second Edition in 2026    Australia returns 17 rare ancient Egyptian artefacts    Egypt expands rollout of Universal Health Insurance    China invites Egypt to join African duty-free export scheme    Egypt calls for stronger Africa-Europe partnership at Luanda summit    Egypt begins 2nd round of parliamentary elections with 34.6m eligible voters    Egypt warns of erratic Ethiopian dam operations after sharp swings in Blue Nile flows    Egypt scraps parliamentary election results in 19 districts over violations    Egypt extends Ramses II Tokyo Exhibition as it draws 350k visitors to date    Egypt signs host agreement for Barcelona Convention COP24 in December    Al-Sisi urges probe into election events, says vote could be cancelled if necessary    Filmmakers, experts to discuss teen mental health at Cairo festival panel    Cairo International Film Festival to premiere 'Malaga Alley,' honour Khaled El Nabawy    Cairo hosts African Union's 5th Awareness Week on Post-Conflict Reconstruction on 19 Nov.    Egypt golf team reclaims Arab standing with silver; Omar Hisham Talaat congratulates team    Egypt launches National Strategy for Rare Diseases at PHDC'25    Egypt adds trachoma elimination to health success track record: WHO    Grand Egyptian Museum welcomes over 12,000 visitors on seventh day    Egypt launches Red Sea Open to boost tourism, international profile    Omar Hisham Talaat: Media partnership with 'On Sports' key to promoting Egyptian golf tourism    Sisi expands national support fund to include diplomats who died on duty    Egypt's PM reviews efforts to remove Nile River encroachments    Egypt resolves dispute between top African sports bodies ahead of 2027 African Games    Germany among EU's priciest labour markets – official data    Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value    It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game    Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban    Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights    Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines    Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19    Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers    Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled    We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga    Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June    Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds    Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go    Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



Google says did 'good job' replying to EU antitrust probe
Search engine defends concessions it offered to allay EU antitrust concerns, as competitors allege proposals would reinforce its dominance
Reuters Published in Ahram Online on 24 - 06 - 2013

Google said on Monday it had done a good job coming up with concessions to allay EU antitrust concerns it blocks competitors in web search results, as it sought to deflect criticism the proposals would serve only to reinforce its dominance.
The world's most popular search engine has been under investigation for nearly three years by the European Commission, the EU executive.
More than a dozen companies, including Microsoft, British price comparison site Foundem and German online mapping company Hotmaps, have accused it of squeezing them out of the market.
Google proposed concessions in April, hoping to end a case which could otherwise lead to a fine of up to $5 billion. It offered to label its own products in internet search results and make it easier for advertisers to move to rival platforms.
Its competitors, asked by the Commission to comment on the proposals, said the plans would actually strengthen Google's dominance of internet searches by forcing rivals to compete among themselves, and would also raise their costs.
EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said Google would almost certainly be asked to improve its proposals.
However Google's general counsel Kent Walker said on Monday that its offer went far enough.
"Our proposals are meaningful and comprehensive, providing additional choice and information while also leaving room for future innovation," Walker said on the company's Europe blog.
"That's why we focused on addressing the Commission's specific concerns, and we think we did a pretty good job."
Walker's were the first substantial comments from Google on the matter since it made its offer.
If the Commission decides Google's proposals resolve the competition concerns, they can make the commitments legally binding for the company.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission ended its investigation into the same matter without any significant action in January, handing Google a major victory.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/74869.aspx

Clic here to read the story from its source.