VIENNA (Reuters) – The European Union’s countermeasures in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s universal tariffs should target Republican-led states and tech firms so as to force him to the negotiating table, Austria’s economy minister said on Thursday. “We have to hit Republican states and we have to hit Donald Trump’s friends, the tech companies,” […]
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EU’s tariff response should target Republican-led US states and tech firms, Austria says
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VIENNA (Reuters) – The European Union’s countermeasures in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s universal tariffs should target Republican-led states and tech firms so as to force him to the negotiating table, Austria’s economy minister said on Thursday.
“We have to hit Republican states and we have to hit Donald Trump’s friends, the tech companies,” Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer, a conservative, told a news conference, adding that the EU would have to discuss digital taxation and regulation.
(Reporting by Francois Murphy; Editing by Alison Williams)