President Donald Trump says the United States will open a formal investigation into the European Union’s trade practices, claiming the bloc has unfairly levied billions of dollars of fines against Google, Apple and other U.S. tech giants.

The European Union has issued over $8 billion in fines against companies like Meta, Apple, Amazon and Google.

Each new multi-million euro fine on Google, Apple and Meta raises a blunt question for Europeans: are tougher rules on online giants worth the risk of higher US tariffs?

United States President Donald Trump criticized the European Union's decision to fine Alphabet's Google. He announced an immediate probe into the bloc's practices against…

US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose tariffs on the European Union and launch a probe after accusing the bloc of unfairly targeting American technology…