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Will the European Commission Impose a DMA Fine on Google Before the End of 2026?
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Heise Group"The Commission President is now said to have suspended the sanctions indefinitely."May 06, 2026
Reuters"Google is expected to be fined by EU antitrust regulators next year [2026] for not doing enough to comply with EU rules against favouring its own services and products in search results, people familiar with the matter said."Jul 28, 2026
Euractiv"The European Commission could be preparing to fine US tech giant Google under the bloc’s big tech rulebook – the Digital Markets Act (DMA) – as soon as next week."Jul 28, 2026
Handelsblatt"The decision is nearing completion and is expected to be announced before the summer break, the [Handelsblatt] paper said, adding it would be the largest penalty the EU has imposed for a breach of its Digital Markets Act (DMA), which aims to curb the power of big tech companies."May 26, 2026
AzerNews"The European Commission is actively pursuing enforcement actions against Google under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), with plans to issue several separate fines as early as next week."Jul 15, 2026
The Capitol Forum"The European Commission is preparing two fines against Google (GOOG) for alleged breaches of the EU’s digital competition rules as soon as this month [Mar 2026]."Mar 09, 2026
Euro News"Citing two anonymous, high-ranking EU officials, the paper said the potential one billion euro fine will be announced on Thursday and relates to two main proceedings concerning the abuse of market power."Jul 21, 2026
European Commission“Even with our negotiations on future solutions, we will not hesitate to move to the next steps as soon as possible.”May 26, 2026
Financial Times"The EU’s enforcement arm will issue fines worth hundreds of millions of euros in separate decisions against Google, according to multiple people familiar with the move and internal Commission documents seen by the FT."Jul 28, 2026
PinMeTo"A DMA fine against Google for search self-preferencing looks close, even if the figure and timing are not yet official."Jul 16, 2026
The European Post"The largest penalty ever issued under the Digital Markets Act is reportedly weeks away from landing."May 28, 2026
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