Macron Vows Retaliation If Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Attacked

French President Emmanuel Macron vowed a strong response if any country takes measures that undermine Europe’s digital sovereignty.

Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump threatened to impose fresh tariffs and export restrictions on countries that have digital services taxes or regulations that harm American tech companies. France was among the first nations to implement a digital services tax.

Emmanuel Macron

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“We will not let anyone else decide for us on this matter,” he told reporters in Toulon, France, on Friday. “We cannot allow our digital sector or the regulations we have chosen for ourselves, which are a necessity, to be ...