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Shafaq News/ German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock proposed imposing a fee on every iPhone update in response to the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. According to the German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel, Baerbock said: "If others, as is the case today, impose a 25% fee, we can use all our tools. How often do we update our iPhone? Ten cents per update would bring in a lot of money for Europe, but others might not like it." It is no…

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The German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Annalena Baerbock, has proposed a tax on iPhone software updates in response to new US tariffs on EU products. The proposal comes after US President Donald Trump announced an additional 25% tariff on hundreds of billions of dollars in cars and auto parts imported from the EU. According to Baerbock, this rate could generate around 165 million euros per year. Baerbock’s proposal is part of the EU’s strategy …

German foreign minister calls for iPhone update tax - The Press United | International News Analysis, Viewpoint

The EU should put its “entire toolbox on the table” in response to new US tariffs, Annalena Baerbock has said German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has proposed introducing a fee on iPhone software updates as a response to new US tariffs on EU goods, according to the newspaper Der Tagesspiegel. The proposal follows an announcement by US President Donald Trump…

US President Donald Trump makes serious about car tariffs. How could Europe fight it? The German Foreign Minister sees a possibility for software updates of mobile phones. In response to higher US tariffs, Green politician Annalena Baerbock has brought in a levy for software updates of smartphones. "If others, like today, put 25 percent in the room, then we can put our entire instrument box in the room," said the managing Foreign Minister at a B…

It would be a direct attack on Google and Apple: In response to higher US tariffs, Secretary of State Annalena Baerbock brings into play a levy on software updates of U.S. smartphones. An EU law makes that possible — even against another world power.