Friend or Foe? EU Risks Trump Twitter Storm With Google Fine

Record Google fine risks further straining EU-U.S. relations
EU decision comes after hefty tax bills for Apple, Amazon

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By Aoife White and Stephanie Bodoni

July 18, 2018 at 11:00 AM UTC

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July 18, 2018 at 4:42 PM UTC

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s European Union “foes” are at it again -- attacking one of America’s biggest technology companies with a second painful antitrust decision.

EU Antitrust Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has levied a record 4.3 billion-euro ($5 billion) fine on the company, just a year after slapping Google with a 2.4 billion-euro penalty for thwarting online shopping rivals.