EU Defends Digital Taxes After Trump Calls Them Unfair on US (1)

The European Union hit back at US President Donald Trump’s claims that digital regulations abroad are unfair, a day after he threatened to impose tariffs and other penalties on countries that tax online services ranging from social media to e-commerce.

“It’s the sovereign right of the EU and its member states to regulate our economic activities on our territory that are consistent with our democratic values,” European Commission Spokeswoman Paula Pinho told reporters Tuesday in Brussels.

Without specifying any government, Trump threatened export restrictions on US advanced technology and semiconductors and higher tariffs in retaliation for nations’ digital services ...