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Google Antitrust Talks Can’t Last Indefinitely, Almunia Says

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Google Inc. has a limited time to settle a European Union antitrust probe, though there isn’t a formal deadline to end discussions, the EU’s antitrust chief said today.

The EU is negotiating with Google to resolve a previously disclosed antitrust dispute over allegations that the world’s largest search engine discriminates against rivals, said Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia today at a Bloomberg Government breakfast in Washington.