MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The blueprint for the new regulator, dated February, was leaked to the media outlet in April. It envisages the regulation of online networks in Europe "that goes far beyond a general plan for the region's digital sector that is due to be announced next month," the newspaper reported on Thursday.
Answering the daily's inquiry into the broad new rules, the spokesperson for EU digital commissioner, Guenther Oettinger, said these proposals were prepared at his request in order to "look into the possibilities."
No decision has been made yet, and the rules will first have to be endorsed by national governments.
Many US companies have already been targeted for probes, lawsuits, and tighter controls by both Brussels and separate members of the 28-nation European Union.
EU plans to sue Google for anti-trust practices. #RoundOne pic.twitter.com/LfdmTgWkKP
— Sia Ayrom (@siaayrom) 16 апреля 2015
In the most recent case in mid-April, the European Commission's antitrust watchdog formally accused Google of abusing its position in Internet searches. If this is confirmed, the US search giant could face a hefty fine, the commission's spokesperson told Sputnik.