Reuters · October 14, 2026

European Commission Says It Is in Dialogue With Google Over Fines and Required Changes

• European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier said on Wednesday that the Commission is in dialogue with Google over actions the company may take in response to fines imposed by the EU in July and required changes to its app store and search engine, according to the report.
• The Commission fined Google €460 million ($511.43 million) and €430 million respectively for favouring its own services in shopping, hotels, transport and sports search results and for restrictions on app developers on its app store Google Play, according to the report.
• The Commission ordered Google to comply within 60 days with recommendations to treat rivals in a fair and non-discriminatory manner and to allow app developers to steer users away from its app store, according to the report.
• The spokesperson's office said Google has already started implementing changes to its search engine results and has announced and implemented some changes to service fees for app developers on Google Play, and that the Commission will assess the measures and seek the views of market operators and third parties, according to the report.

Statements, fine figures and compliance terms are as reported by Reuters from the European Commission. No statement from Google is documented in the source. This card is based on the accessible portion only. Original headline: "EU Commission is in dialogue with Google, spokesperson says".