“The recent actions taken by the EU (…) pose a real risk to the preservation of transatlantic stability in trade,” J. Greer noted in his statement, warning that decisions to impose fines create “huge uncertainty.”
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Earlier on Thursday, the EU imposed two fines on US tech giant Google, totaling 890 million euros.
The EU fined the US giant 460 million euros for illegally prioritizing its own services in search results – for example, Google Flights or Google Hotels – over those of competitors.
The second fine of 430 million euros was imposed because Google prevented app developers from freely showing users offers outside the Google Play store, the European Commission announced.
“By making this decision, we want to ensure more competition and that other companies can also innovate,” said Henna Virkkunen (Hena Virkunen), Executive Vice-President of the Commission responsible for technological sovereignty, security, and democracy.
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A senior EU official stated that Google “still” prioritizes its own services, but the second fine covers the period from March 2024 to December 2025.
These fines are the largest ever imposed on a single company under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) after the EU fined Meta and Apple 200 million and 500 million euros respectively in 2025.
President Donald Trump’s (Donaldo Trampo) administration had previously accused Brussels of sanctioning US tech companies and threatened retaliatory measures against the EU by imposing tariffs.
