U.S. President Trump said the EU has imposed discriminatory fines on American tech companies, citing Apple $15bln, Meta $3bln, Amazon $2.5bln and a new $1bln penalty on Google that he said brings Google’s total to over $18bln. He said the administration will immediately open a Section 301 investigation into the EU’s treatment of U.S. firms, seek revocation of the fines and expects to impose substantial tariffs on EU goods in short order.

2026-07-25

U.S. President Trump said the EU has imposed discriminatory fines on American tech companies, citing Apple $15bln, Meta $3bln, Amazon $2.5bln and a new $1bln penalty on Google that he said brings Google’s total to over $18bln. He said the administration will immediately open a Section 301 investigation into the EU’s treatment of U.S. firms, seek revocation of the fines and expects to impose substantial tariffs on EU goods in short order.