In the interest of what it calls fairness and stability, the European Union has decided to push forth with anti-trade investigations into companies like Apple, Meta, and X, hoping to reach a conclusion by March.
EU set to issue ruling on Apple in March
In January, the EU had initially held off on fining tech giants as it waited to find out the impact of the incoming Trump administration. Now it appears as though the plan is to continue business as usual.
Teresa Ribera, the EU’s competition chief, has told Reuters that, while it’s open to negotiations with the White House, it will not be bullied into changing laws at the whim of US policymakers.