The European Commission denied the statements of US President Donald Trump that the EU digital laws were directed against American technological companies. Brussels said that the rules in the field of digital services and markets are valid for all market participants, and not just for firms from the United States.
On the eve of Trump wrote that he intends to introduce additional tariffs for the goods of countries that accept digital taxes or laws allegedly created to harm American IT companies. At the same time, last week Washington and Brussels issued a joint statement where they agreed to limit most of the US tariffs for European export, reducing them to 15%. In the document, the issue of digital services was practically not addressed.
The Trump administration has previously repeatedly criticized two key laws of the EU – an act on digital markets and an act of digital services. The first limits the influence of the largest IT players, the second obliges the online platform to fight illegal and harmful content. The European Commission emphasized that both laws apply to all companies operating in the European Union.
