EU regulators may find it tough to target Google
But lawmakers' move to break up search giant shows level of antagonism it confronts
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.
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