Trump vows fresh tariffs on EU in retaliation for US$1 billion Google fine

The threats come on the heels of the US president’s decision to impose duties of at least 10 per cent on goods from around 60 nations1-MIN READ1-MIN0Published: 3:42am, 25 Jul 2026US President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on products from the European Union in retaliation for the bloc’s US$1 billion (€890 million) fine of Alphabet’s Google.The president in a social media post on Friday said the US would launch a trade investigation “into the practice of ‘ROBBING’ American Companies and, in turn, the American Taxpayer”.“The penalties will be entirely reversed and, we anticipate, a substantial TARIFF to be placed on them at the earliest possible moment,” Trump posted.The president has frequently made tariff threats against the largest US trading partners, and has followed through on some of them while retreating from others.Trump said his administration would carry out the probe under Section 301 of the Trade Act, his new favoured legal authority to rebuild the tariff wall that was pierced earlier this year by the US Supreme Court01:16US slaps new tariffs ranging from 10-12.5% on 60 economiesTrump’s threat comes on the heels of his decision to impose duties of at least 10 per cent on products from around 60 trading partners, including the EU, citing the desire to limit goods made with forced labour.Under those levies, also covered by Section 301, many items from the EU are not meant to exceed that level.The US and EU struck an agreement last year that capped American tariffs on most imports from the bloc at 15 per cent.Trump has long complained about EU regulation of American technology giants, complaining it treats those companies unfairly.In his post, the president criticised similar actions against Apple and Amazon.com, calling the fines an “illegal and highly discriminatory practice”.The EU on Thursday imposed its fine on Google for violating the bloc’s Digital Markets Act, saying the company had unfairly favoured its own search services and prevented app developers from steering consumers to offers outside its Play Store.Further Reading