Potential targets for retaliatory measures include companies such as Siemens, Spotify, DHL, SAP, Amadeus, Capgemini, Publicis, and Mistral AI. The USTR noted that U.S. legislation allows for the imposition of tariffs and other restrictions on foreign services.
The conflict arose from the EU's actions in regulating and taxing large technology companies from the U.S., such as Google, Meta, and Amazon.
The Donald Trump administration views digital taxes as a non-tariff trade barrier and accuses the European Union of violating trade agreements with the United States.
