The European Commission is still trying to reach agreement in its anti-monopoly investigation of search giant Google.

Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said that Google and the Commission was "substantially reduced" their differences since talks began in July.

Eric Schmidt, Google's executive chairman, proposed changes to the way search engines work, but Mr Almunia said he is expecting a "detailed commitment text" in January.

Previously, the source of the European Commission to investigate, said Mr Almunia Google's proposal may be difficult to accept, because it is a simple way to search result advertises the services of the central questions addressed.

But Google denied suggestions that Mr Almunia in the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which is expected to be in accord with the discount you get from the series.

And Schmidt, J. Almunia this week, Brussels, but it is clear that the current changes is much higher than that expected in Washington do not offer. They are a relatively minor problem in the voluntary commitment, such as patent disputes with competitors, and their comparison shopping products such as the search results, include the label.

Mr Almunia, who has a reputation as a combative regulators, as well as a more aggressive approach FTC against Google because it is more in Europe than in the U.S., where it has about two-thirds of the contributions. More than 90 percent of the EU across the Internet to find answers, and the non-English-speaking market prominence. source " Technology news of  The Telegraph"