France is pushing for the EU to retaliate against U.S. tech companies in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, Bloomberg’s William Horobin and Nayla Razzouk report. The EU is considering using its anti-coercion instrument to strike back against the U.S., with French government spokeswoman Sophie Primas saying responses could be ready by the end of April. The issue of taxing digital services has split the EU in the past, with some countries like France and Italy implementing national taxes, while others like Germany have opposed the idea, Horobin and Razzouk write.
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