EU antitrust cases have cost Google more than 8 billion
euros ($9.4 billion) in fines in three different cases in the last decade and
it has also been ordered to change its business practices to allow rivals to
compete.
The world's most popular internet search engine found itself
in the European Commission's crosshairs three months ago.
Google has made a proposal to the Commission, the person
said, declining to provide details because of the sensitivity of the matter.
The Commission declined to comment. Google did not respond
to several requests and phone calls for comment.
It remains to be seen whether European antitrust chief
Margrethe Vestager is open to settlement talks which typically take months or
even years before any agreement can be reached or they could stall mid-way.