European MPs in favour of splitting Google's search engine from rest of its business

The European Parliament has voted in favour of splitting Google's search engine from the rest of its business as a resolution to complaints that the company favours its own services in search results.

According to the BBC, the landmark vote sends a clear message to European regulators to get tough on the net giant. However, politicians have no power to enforce a break-up.

U.S. and many trade bodies have criticized the resolution to split Google.

The Commission has not ordered the break-up of any company earlier, and many believe it is unlikely to do so now.

But politicians are desperate to find a solution to the long-running anti-competitive clash with Google.