FT: The EU is planning to hit US technology waste in response to car duties

European Union is considering restricting service services from the United States, and would target, among other things, American technology giant companies, reported Financial Times (FT).

It would be a retaliation for the US President Donald Trump For 25 % customs duties imposed by Wednesday, for import cars made abroad.

The EU has previously declared additional duties for US products worth EUR 26 billion in response to the US steel and aluminum, but diplomats estimated that the car duties are demanding more robust retaliations.

The action would be proposed by the EU Commission, but they would require the support of the Member States a majority of the Member States.

I found For example, intervention in technology companies’ intellectual property rights, which mean industrial and copyright. One thought is the trustee’s close ally Elon Muskin Closing the Starlink satellite network outside the contracts.

According to FT, some experts propose restrictions on US banks in Europe or withholding US companies, such as application updates or streaming services.

“Americans think they are in a dominant position to accelerate [kauppasotaa]But yes, we have the ability to do so, ”one diplomat said anonymous to FT.

Another diplomat estimates to FT that “the weakness of the United States is services”.