European Commission fines Google €890 million for Digital Markets Act breaches
The European Commission has issued two decisions against Google, resulting in an €890 million fine for failing to comply with the Digital Markets Act.
By Europa Express23 Jul 2026 · 08:30 CETUpdated 23 Jul 2026 · 08:30 CET
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The European Commission announced on 23 July 2026 that it has imposed an €890 million fine on Google. The penalty follows two formal decisions by the Commission, which concluded that the company had committed breaches of the Digital Markets Act.
The findings are part of the Commission’s ongoing efforts to enforce the regulation across European markets. The European Commission detailed these developments in its daily news briefing published in Brussels.