Google offers rivals more space to get EU deal

Google has agreed to give rivals more space on its website, raising the chances of a deal with Europe's antitrust authorities and reducing the risk of a hefty fine of possibly up to 10 percent of its global sales.

The European Commission said it welcomed revised proposals from Google on how to display search results after a long-running investigation found the company was in breach of EU competition law. The company's initial submissions drew fierce criticism from competitors, so the regulators asked Google to go back to the drawing board. The fresh concessions made by the search giant appear to have pushed it closer to a settlement. The new proposal would make links to rival websites, services and search engines much more visible. Competitors will be able to display logos next to links, and dynamic text will provide more information about their content.