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EPISODE · Jul 23, 2026 · 17 MIN

Brussels is coming for Google — and the bill could be huge

from Brussels Playbook Podcast · host POLITICO

Google could be hit with the largest fine yet under the EU’s Digital Markets Act. Zoya Sheftalovich and Kathryn Carlson explain why Brussels believes the tech giant is unfairly pushing its own services in Google Search and limiting what app developers can tell customers — and why the case is becoming another source of tension with Washington. Then, the EU’s startups commissioner, Ekaterina Zaharieva, heads to Sofia for an unusual visit to Bulgaria’s new leaders. We look at the government’s mixed signals on Ukraine, the billions in EU recovery money still at stake, and why Zaharieva’s former job as Bulgaria’s foreign minister may serve her well. And finally, Portugal’s new digital exam-marking system leaves thousands of would-be university students waiting to find out whether their grades are correct. Are students where you live also having trouble with exam results or university applications? Let us know what’s happening. Send us a message or voice note to our WhatsApp here or at +32 491 05 06 29. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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