Google faces a setback on the fine of the European Union as the aspects of the court’s advisor with the organizers – national

Google A big setback on Thursday faced its attempt to cancel millions of dollars European Union Anti -monopoly A penalty involves Android after a legal advisor to the Supreme Court, stood with the organizers.

Julian Cocot, the European Court’s Attorney General, recommended an unnecessary opinion that Google’s appeal against a fine of more than four billion euros ($ 4.7 billion) should be rejected.

The case dates back to 2018, when the European Union Executive Committee slapped a fine of 4.134 billion euros after it found that the American technology company used the dominance of the mobile Android operating system to strangle competition and reduce the choice of the consumer.

After Google submitted a preliminary appeal, the lower court reduced the punishment to 4.125 billion euros in 2022, which the company also appealed the Court of Justice.

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Cocot advised that the Court of Justice affirms the fine and supports the minimum court ruling, according to a press statement that summarizes its opinion.

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Google said she was disappointed with an opinion, adding that if the court followed him, she “will discourage investment in open platforms and harm Android users, partners and application developers.”

“Android has created more options for everyone and supports thousands of successful companies in Europe and around the world,” the company said in a statement.

Opinions from the public lawyer are not legally binding, but often followed by judges.

The court said that the judges “have now started their deliberations in this case. The judgment will be issued at a later time.”

The fine was one of three anti -monopoly penalties, which total more than 8 billion euros, which was slapped by the European Commission on Google in the past decade, as the 27 -countries bloc launched a campaign against major technology companies.

Google still faces a decision from Brussels in the case of fighting monopoly targeting its digital advertising.