The European Commission Will Give A Minimum Fine To Apple Because Of Donald Trump's Threat

Apple will be fined a minimum (doc. unsplash).

JAKARTA Apple is one of the technology companies targeted by the European Commission. This tech giant is often subject to fines, but this time the fine will not be large.

According to people familiar with the matter, quoted from the Financial Times report, this happened because of US President Donald Trump. The European Commission is trying to reduce the nominal fine as much as possible to avoid conflict with Trump.

Reportedly, Apple will be fined because its app store, the App Store, violates the Digital Market Act (DMA). The company will be asked to revise the App Store rules and pay fines, no later than next week.

The European Commission wants to focus on company compliance compared to the potential for high fines. Judging from DMA rules, Apple can be fined up to 10 percent of global revenue, the amount is equivalent to tens of billions of dollars.

The nominal fine is so large that the European Commission will apply the amount below the DMA regulatory threshold. However, it is not yet certain how much fines Apple needs to pay.

Apple and Meta are often targeted by European Commission investigations after the DMA is implemented. This drew Trump's anger.

What's more, Apple CEO Tim Cook has complained about EU regulation issues since the presidential election campaign.

Trump also called the European Union's fine a form of extortion. If this burdensome rule continues, Trump poses a threat that could harm Europe. The US leader plans to impose a high tariff on Europe.