Trump 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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channelnews : Trump Threatens Tariffs After EU Fines Google Nearly $5 billion
Donald Trump has reignited trade tensions with Europe after the European Commission fined Google €2.95bn ($4.8bn) over its advertising technology practices. Brussels accused Google of “self-preferencing” its own ad services and ordered the tech giant to introduce remedies to curb its dominance. The dispute echoes the antitrust case Google has been facing in its home...
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.
US President Donald Trump threatened Brussels with countermeasures in a message on the Truth Social social platform after the European Commission imposed another huge fine on US technology giant Google.
Donald Trump has expressed his objection to Europe imposing a fine of nearly Rs 29 thousand crores on Google.
"The EU must stop this practice against US companies", said the tycoon in defense of national "investments". More information: Brussels imposes a new fine of 2,950 million on Google for monopoly abuses in the advertising technology sector
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