Amazon faces EU inquiry over treatment of small retailers
by Jennifer Rankin in Brussels from Technology | The Guardian on (#4KB69)
Investigation into possible anti-competitive behaviour is likely to spark US anger
The European Union has launched a formal investigation into Amazon, opening a new front against the US tech giants.
Announcing the decision, the European commissioner for competition, Margrethe Vestager, said she wanted to take "a very close look" at whether Amazon's business practices broke EU antitrust rules.
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