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EU’s antitrust chief says analyzing Google’s practices is a “high priority”
June 10, 2025
Europe’s Competition Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, is aiming to launch a renewed probe into Google’s Android, shopping, advertising and more. The antitrust chief, who took the job over a year ago, told theWall Street Journalthat launching an investigation on Google’s practices is being highly prioritized. This suggests European regulators could potentially launch a series of inspections in the near future, though it should be noted that no official action has been taken as of yet.
In the interview, Vestager explained:
While this may seem like a blanketed strike against Google as a whole, Vestager notes that each of these cases are being treated as a separate investigation.
“…things are very different,” said Vestager, “what they have in common is that the name Google appears in each one, but apart from that they are very different. And therefore I do not think of it as one Google case but literally as different investigations and different cases.”
Vestager announced an in-depth investigation into Androidback in April, which was based on the claim that Google was abusing Android to unfairly gain marketshare for its services and software. At the same time, she issued aStatement of Objectionsregarding Google’s shopping service.
Commenting on the Android-specific investigation, Vestager explained the importance of focusing on the OS itself:
We’ll be sure to update this post as we learn more about the EU chief’s plans.
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