The European Union on Thursday slapped Google with fines worth €890 million ($1 billion) in a move that risks escalating tensions with the United States.
The EU fined the US giant €460 million for illegally favouring the company's own services -- for example, Google Flights or Google Hotels -- over rivals in search results.
The second fine worth €430 million was because Google did not allow app developers to show consumers offers, free of charge, outside of its Google Play store, the European Commission said in a statement.
"After this decision, we want to make sure that there is more competition and also other companies are able to innovate," EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen said.
A senior EU official said Google "still" continued to favour its own services, but the second fine covered a period between March 2024 to December 2025.
