United Kingdom, Nov. 14 -- Google has been ordered to pay €573 million in damages to two German price-comparison services.

The ruling stems from long-running legal battles triggered by the European Commission's landmark 2017 decision, which fined Google €2.4 billion for abusing its dominance in search to favour its own shopping service over rivals.

The Berlin Regional Court issued two separate judgments late Thursday (13.11.25).

In the first, Axel Springer-owned Idealo, which had initially sought €3.3 billion in damages, was awarded €374 million, plus €91 million in interest.

In the second, rival comparison site Producto GmbH was granted €89.7 million, with an additional €17.7 million in inter...