Google makes concessions to EU antitrust body

The European Union’s antitrust body says Google is offering concessions on how it displays search results in Europe to appease concerns the company might be abusing its dominant market position.

The European Union’s antitrust body says Google is offering concessions on how it displays search results in Europe to appease concerns the company might be abusing its dominant market position.

The European Union has fined Microsoft €561 million ($733 million) for breaking a pledge to offer personal computer users a choice of Internet browsers when they install the company’s flagship Windows operating system.

The European Commission said Friday that South Korea’s Samsung Electronics was abusing its dominant market position in certain technologies when it took out injunctions against fierce rival Apple.

The European Union says it has launched a new smartphone application which allows air and rail passengers stranded in the EU due to cancellations or delays to immediately check on their legal rights regarding rebates and compensation.

The European Union’s delegation to the Philippines has launched a Facebook profile picture contest in a bid to boost ties between the two countries.