EU regulators may find it tough to target Google

Luxembourg

A EUROPEAN Parliament bid for legislation splitting up Google Inc may send a message that's too loud to ignore as European Union (EU) antitrust regulators review a possible settlement with the owner of the world's largest search engine.

Google, already grappling with privacy and competition issues, risks another EU headache as some lawmakers seek to follow a successful attack on bankers' bonuses with measures to break up the search giant.

"This represents a new escalation for Google," said Greg Sterling, vice president of s…