Retaliatory measures against the US: Clara Chappaz consults French tech

Posted by Isabelle Szczepanski le 9 avril 2025

The French Secretary of State for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology met with representatives of the French tech sector this morning to discuss the tariffs announced by the US administration. Tax retaliation measures against American tech, whose representatives were not invited, are being considered.

This afternoon, France’s Economy and Finance Minister Éric Lombard received several of his colleagues, and representatives of various industries, to discuss « measures that could be taken at the French level » in response to the tariffs announced by Donald Trump on April 2. As we saw as early as last Thursday, France was quick to consider retaliatory measures against one of Uncle Sam’s flagships: American tech. Government spokeswoman Sophie Primas told RTL: « We’re…

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