From the European Parliament, claims become loud, in response to that of US President Donald Trump announced Autozölle, Measures against US technology groups to take.
“The United States has a surplus 100 billion in the service sector, ”said the chairman of the committee for international trade in the European Parliament, Bernd Lange on Friday. Among other things, he Customs duties on digital services for discussion.
The Facebook mother group Meta For example, I have more customers in Europe than in the USA. There is a huge economic interest of American companies, said Lange.
He can also imagine on activities of PayPal or Google Fees to be collected. The short message service would probably also be targeted X advise that the Trump intimus Elon Musk heard.
“Weapons on the table”
“First of all the weapons on the table and then you can negotiate. It is completely clear that we will not be blackmailed,” said the EU parliamentarian from the German SPD. The EU could draw from a full tool box and is well equipped. Counter -duties are conceivable to leave patents rest or restrictions on public orders.
“But I would try to look first, is there a negotiating channel?” Long also referred to conceivable US supplements in other areas. So Trump said that he also had wood and pharmaceutical in view. “We know that copper and semiconductor are also in focus.”
US President Trump has been a trade dispute against the EU, but also China and the US neighbor’s Canada and Mexico. In April, additional US imports from Europe are to be used in April 25 percent grab.