US EditionTrump threatens trade probe after ‘discriminatory’ EU fines against Google, Apple
- On September 5, 2025, the European Union imposed a $3.47 billion antitrust penalty on Google for prioritizing its advertising offerings over competitors’ in the market.
- The fine resulted from a decade-long EU initiative to curb the market power of American tech companies and followed concerns raised by the European Publishers Council.
- Google, owned by Alphabet, condemned the decision as unjustified, vowed to appeal, and said the required changes would harm thousands of European businesses.
- President Donald Trump criticized the fine on Truth Social as unfair and discriminatory, threatening a Section 301 trade investigation to revoke what he called penalties harming American companies and jobs.
- The dispute signals rising US-EU trade tensions over digital regulations and antitrust enforcement, with the EU maintaining the penalties protect fair competition and consumers.
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EU massive fine against Google draws Trump’s ire
(UPDATE) BRUSSELS, Belgium — The EU on Friday slapped Google with a massive 2.95 billion euros ($3.47 billion) antitrust fine for favoring its own advertising services, drawing a furious rebuke from President Donald Trump and a threat of fresh tariffs against Europe.
Donald Trump has expressed his objection to Europe imposing a fine of nearly Rs 29 thousand crores on Google.
EU massive fine against Google draws Trump threat - Europe - The Jakarta Post
Trump vows more tariffs on EU following $3.5b Google fine
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to impose more tariffs on the European Union shortly after the bloc slapped a 2.95-billion-euro fine ($3.47 billion) on Google for violating anti-monopoly laws.Right after the EU decision, Trump said on his Truth Social platform that, "Europe today 'hit' another great American company, Google, with a $3.5 billion fine, effectively taking money that would otherwise go to American investments and jo…
U.S. President Donald Trump criticized Friday the multi-million dollar fine imposed by the European Commission against U.S. tech giant Google for abusive practices and threatened retaliation."Europe has today imposed a $3.5 billion fine (2,950 million euros) on another large U.S. company, Google, effectively embezzling it to fund U.S. investments and jobs.This adds to the numerous fines and taxes against Google and other technology companies," h…
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