EU considers $108B in retaliatory tariffs on US over Trump's threats(www.reuters.com)

29 pointsby tokai11 hours ago5 comments

simgtan hour ago
We should allow ASML to sell machines to China. Europeans have nothing to gain from that embargo, US big tech are the sole beneficiary of it. Every US gov has been messing with our industry and we've accepted it because we collectively think we're weak: Airbus and Alstom are particularly prominent cases.
rcbdev5 hours ago
This is good. They need to make sure to target sovereignty-washing offers from MSFT and AWS as well, maybe that will finally get Europe's critical institutions off of US Big Tech.
xvxvx11 hours ago
The great divorce is underway. An exciting time for European tech.
- hulituan hour ago
  > The great divorce is underway.
  Just a normal marriage issue. The "lady" is too dependent on "his" money to take any serious action.
  > An exciting time for European tech.
  Any news ? I thought "European tech" loves Microsoft, Apple, Google and Amazon. And, in time of elections, also X and Meta.
tjpnz8 hours ago
Long overdue that the Idiot in Chief got a taste of his own medicine. Target American tech firms first!
- microtonal4 hours ago
  The initial tariffs will target companies close to Trump's voter base - jeans, motorcycles, etc.
  After that, there is a multi-staged anti-coercion instrument that is much uglier, including measures like denying US companies access to the single market and targeting intellectual property rights.
chrisjj10 hours ago
Just one of the threats, actually.
True title: EU considers $108 billion in retaliatory tariffs on US over Trump's Greenland threat, FT reports