Overview
- The U.S. trade office accused the EU of "discriminatory and harassing" treatment of American providers in a post on X on Tuesday.
- The statement flagged DHL, SAP, Siemens and Spotify, along with Accenture, Amadeus, Capgemini and Publicis, as companies that could face countermeasures.
- Washington said possible steps include new fees or restrictions on foreign services and warned that countries adopting EU-style approaches could face similar responses.
- An EU Commission spokesperson said the bloc will continue enforcing its digital rules fairly and without discrimination under the DSA and DMA.
- The dispute follows the Commission’s €120 million fine against X for transparency violations, which drew criticism from President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, while German Chancellor Friedrich Merz rejected the U.S. complaints.