European Union: European Commission specification proceeding to support Google comply with obligation to share search data under Digital Markets Act
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
26 Jan 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
search service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
European Commission announced specification proceeding to support Google comply with obligation to share search data under Digital Markets Act
On 26 January 2026, the European Commission opened a specification proceeding into Google over its alleged failure to comply with the obligation to share search data under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Under Article 6(11) of the DMA, Google must gr…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government