Google is attempting to overturn a AU$3.9 billion antitrust fine in the EU. 

EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager fined Google's parent company Alphabet in 2017 over its price comparison shopping service, which it used to gain an unfair advantage over smaller European rivals.

The company appealed, but the EU's General Court largely dismissed its challenge, ruling that the European Commission had correctly found the company's practises harmed competition.

But the fight is expected to continue, with Google issuing a statement saying; “After careful consideration, we have decided to appeal the General Court’s decision because we feel there are areas that require legal clarification from the European Court of Justice”. 

“Irrespective of the appeal, we continue to invest in our remedy, which has been working successfully for several years, and will continue to work constructively with the European Commission,” the company said. 

The case was the first of three decisions that have left Google with 8.25 billion euros in EU antitrust fines in the last decade.