EU Commission is in dialogue with Google, spokesperson says

BRUSSELS, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The ‌European Commission ​said ​on Wednesday it was "in dialogue with Google" over actions the company may take in response to ‌the $1 billion fines imposed by the EU in ⁠July and required changes to its app store and its search ‌engine.

The Commission has fined Alphabet's ‌Google €460 million ($511.43 million) and €430 million respectively for favouring its own services in shopping, hotels, transport and sports search ​results and for the restrictions for app developers on its app store Google Play.

"We are currently in ⁠dialogue with Google, so I'll not prejudge the outcome of this dialogue, but ​I can guarantee you that the Commission services are currently in dialogue with Google precisely on ​this issue," spokesperson Thomas Regnier said ‌during a daily EU press briefing.

The Commission ordered Google to comply with recommendations to treat rivals ⁠in a fair and non-discriminatory manner and allow app developers to steer users away from its app store within 60 ⁠days.

The Commission is aware that Google has already started implementing changes to ​its search engine results and has announced and implemented some changes to the service fees for app developers on Google Play, the ‌spokesperson's office said in a statement.

"The Commission will carry out a thorough assessment of the ‌measures. As part of this assessment, the Commission will ⁠seek the views of ‌market operators and third ​parties," the statement said.

($1 = 0.8994 euros)

(Reporting by Inti Landauro, Editing by Charlotte Van Campenhout and Tomasz ‌Janowski)

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