Progress

Current status
under deliberation
21 Jun 2022 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Germany
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

21 Jun 2022
under deliberation

Initiated antitrust investigation against Google regarding Google Maps

On 21 June 2022, the German competition authority (Bundeskartellamt) initiated an antitrust proceeding against Google Germany GmbH and Alphabet Inc. for alleged anti-competitive practices of the Google Maps Platform. In particular, the Bundeskartell…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority