Trump threatens EU with ‘substantial’ tariffs over fines of US tech giants

After Google fined €890m by EU, US president said Europe was ‘robbing’ American companies and taxpayers What to know about Trump’s new tariffs on more than 80 countries Donald Trump has threatened the European Union with “substantial” tariffs after Brussels imposed a series of steep fines on US tech giants. In a post on his Truth Social platform, the US president wrote: “The United States of America is not a ‘PIGGYBANK’ for Europe, nor will we allow it to be!” Continue reading...

Guardian staff · Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 10:37 AM
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Trump threatens EU with ‘substantial’ tariffs over fines of US tech giants

After Google fined €890m by EU, US president said Europe was ‘robbing’ American companies and taxpayers

What to know about Trump’s new tariffs on more than 80 countries

Donald Trump has threatened the European Union with “substantial” tariffs after Brussels imposed a series of steep fines on US tech giants.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, the US president wrote: “The United States of America is not a ‘PIGGYBANK’ for Europe, nor will we allow it to be!”

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