EU reportedly prepares charges against Google for DMA breaches, alleging its search services receive preferential treatment over rivals.

EU competition watchdogs are ready to charge Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (GOOGL) for breaching the bloc's Digital Markets Act rules, Reuters reported Friday, citing people with direct knowledge of the matter.

Italian prosecutors on Wednesday said they are seeking to have a tax evasion investigation against Google dropped after the tech giant agreed to pay a 326 million euro ($340 million) settlement. Milan prosecutors had opened an investigation against Google for failure to pay taxes on earnings in Italy from 2015-2019.

Italian prosecutors say they are seeking to drop a tax evasion investigation against Google after the tech giant agreed to pay a 326 million euro ($340 million) settlement

Tech giant Google (GOOGL) is set to face charges from the European Commission for allegedly breaking EU rules. According to Reuters, the

Alphabet unit Google is set to be charged with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech after proposed changes to its search results failed to address the EU antitrust regulator's concerns and those of its rivals,

Reuters reports that the European Commission is planning to charge Google with breaching the Digital Markets Act. Google has already made some changes to attempt to address concerns, but it appears the changes may not have been enough for the Commission.

Twenty-three industry groups across Europe have urged EU tech chief Henna Virkkunnen to adopt a draft cybersecurity certification scheme (EUCS) for cloud services that was tweaked last year in favour of Amazon ,