00:00The European Union has vowed to firmly defend its rights after US President
00:04Donald Trump threatened retaliatory tariffs against European countries
00:08imposing digital services taxes on American companies. In a statement on
00:12Friday, an EU Commission spokesperson asserted that EU and its member states
00:17retain sovereign authority to regulate economic activities within their
00:22jurisdiction. A spokesperson warned that any unilateral measures targeting the
00:26EU's legitimate policies will be met with swift and resolute responses to
00:31safeguard the bloc's rights and regulatory autonomy. The digital services tax has
00:36emerged as a persistent flashpoint in transatlantic trade relations.
