Trump threatens EU will pay ‘big price’ after Brussels fines Google $1bn
- EU accuses US tech giant of favouring its own services in search results, as Trump lashes out against bloc.
- United States President Donald Trump has threatened the European Union with steep tariffs and a new trade investigation, saying that the bloc “will pay a very big price” after Brussels fined Google $1bn over antitrust violations.
- Trump called penalties against Google and other US tech firms “highly unethical”, saying on Friday that the US “is not a ‘PIGGYBANK’ for Europe”.
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- EU accuses US tech giant of favouring its own services in search results, as Trump lashes out against bloc.
- United States President Donald Trump has threatened the European Union with steep tariffs and a new trade investigation, saying that the bloc “will pay a very big price” after Brussels fined Google $1bn over antitrust violations.
- Trump called penalties against Google and other US tech firms “highly unethical”, saying on Friday that the US “is not a ‘PIGGYBANK’ for Europe”.
Sources: Al Jazeera