US threatens countermeasures after EU fine on Musk's X


Teenagers pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of a X logo in this illustration taken September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Tuesday threatened a wide range of retaliatory measures against EU service providers, including possible fees or restrictions on foreign services, if the firms continue what the USTR called "discriminatory" actions.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, in a post on X, accused the EU and some of its member states of "discriminatory and harassing lawsuits, taxes, fines and directives against U.S. services" while it said EU service providers "operate freely" in the U.S., pointing to Accenture, DHL, Siemens and Spotify, among others.

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