Europe wants Google to split off its eponymous search engine.
The European Parliament is gearing up to demand a breakup of the tech giant amid growing concerns about its dominance and allegations over search engine "abuse," a new report said.
A draft parliament proposal to be submitted as early as next week recommends Google's search engine business be separated from its other operations, including YouTube and Google Maps, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
Google, which accounts for between 90 and 95 percent of all searches in Europe, has been accused of prioritizing its own services — such as Google Maps and YouTube — above services from other providers.
While the European Parliament has no real power to force a split, the move could pressure the European Commission in its newly reopened antitrust probe into the matter.
The investigation was re-opened in September amid complaints about the EC's proposed antitrust settlement following an investigation that first kicked off in 2010.
The EC said the proposed changes to the search engine just weren't good enough, its antitrust chief said at the time.
Google's Chairman Eric Schmidt has denied the antitrust allegations.
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