A French government spokesperson already said last week that the EU’s retaliation against U.S. tariffs could include “digital services that are currently not taxed.”
That suggestion was fiercely rejected by Ireland, which hosts the European headquarters of several U.S. Big Tech firms.
Technology is seen as a possible area for Europe to retaliate. The European Union has a €157 billion trade surplus in goods, which means it exports more than it imports, but it runs a deficit of €109 billion in services, including digital services.
Big Tech giants like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Meta dominate many parts of the market in Europe.
