The European Union responds to Trump: Tax on digital services is a sovereign right

The European Union has responded to the allegations of US President Donald Trump that digital organizations abroad are unfair, a day after he threatened to impose customs duties and other sanctions on countries that impose tax on electronic services, from social media to E -trade. “It is a sovereign right of the European Union and the country of its member to organize our economic activities on our countries in accordance with our democratic values,” European Commission spokesman Paula Penho told reporters on Tuesday. Without specifying a government, Trump threatened to impose restrictions on advanced technology exports, people like US conductors and higher customs duties in response to the tax on digital services imposed by some countries, and US companies are urging. He wrote on social media late Monday night that these measures were “all designed to damage or discriminate the US technology.” Trump has always criticized the European Technology Organizations and Monopoly against major US technology companies, including ‘Alphabet’ Google ‘, Apple and’ Mita platforms, for US technology companies in favor of Chinese. The United States has also recently urged the European Commission to alleviate the ‘Practice Code for Artificial Intelligence’. “These laws are also blatantly granted a complete release for large Chinese technology companies,” Trump added to his post. The President of China is calling on the European Union to join Trump’s confrontation, the European Commission responded to Trump’s accusations on Tuesday that the rules, such as the ‘Digital Services’ and the ‘Digital Markets’ Act, are discriminatory and the United States target. “The Digital Services Act does not look at the origin of the company, its jurisdiction or its owner. The law of digital services and the digital market law apply to all platforms and companies working in the European Union, regardless of the location,” said European Commission spokeswoman. A Washington Trade Agreement Under Preparation comes the last dispute while the European Union is preparing to publish this week to determine the details of a joint commercial framework reached with Washington, which will cancel the customs duties on some US exports. Until this is done, the United States will not reduce its 27.5% customs duties on cars and European auto parts to the previously agreed 15%. The European Union and America are progressing in a trade agreement that includes lowering the fees of the agreement exposed to criticism of various member states, while the European Commission, responsible for trade matters in the Union, described the agreement that it is uneven and not in the interest of the block. UNHCR, Ursula von der Line, defended the agreement and described it as “a strong agreement, although ideal”. “The European Union is facing a customs fee of 15%” includes everything. ‘She added that it allows’ European commodities to enter the US market on more appropriate conditions, giving European businesses a great advantage. “Benho explained that the commission intends to present its proposal in August, adding that” the agreement is already a degree of ability to predict and provide stability. “British digitally without a solution, while Washington described it as” discriminatory and unjustified “and said that it” should be removed immediately. “

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