Trump threatens EU with ‘substantial’ tariffs over fines of US tech giants

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:22:39 GMT

After Google fined €890m by EU, US president said Brussels was ‘robbing’ American companies and taxpayersWhat to know about Trump’s new tariffs on more than 80 countriesDonald Trump has threatened the European Union with additional and “substantial” tariffs after Brussels imposed a series of steep fines on US tech giants.The US president accused Brussels of taking “direct aim” at several American companies including Apple, Meta Platforms, Amazon and Google, writing in a Truth Social post: “The United States of America is not a ‘PIGGYBANK’ for Europe, nor will we allow it to be!” Continue reading...

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