Google's 4.6bn euro Android fine flows into the EU budget and lowers member states' contributions. Germany could save around 1bn euros.

Link to: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/02/alphabet-google-android-eu-antitrust-fine-4-1-billion-euro-appeal.html

After years of legal wrangling, Google earlier this month paid the €4.6 billion, which amounts to over 2 percent of the bloc’s total budget in 2026.