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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

EU will not rip up tech rules for trade deal with Trump, senior official says

Woman in cream-coloured suit speaks at European Commission podium with a banner behind her saying 'AI Continent Action Plan'
Henna Virkkunen announcing the creation of AI gigafactories in Europe earlier this week. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA

The EU will not rip up its tech rules in an attempt to reach a trade deal with Donald Trump, the bloc’s most senior official on digital policy has said.

Henna Virkkunen, the European Commission vice-president responsible for tech sovereignty, indicated the EU was not going to compromise on its digital rulebook to reach an agreement on trade with the US – a key demand of Trump administration officials.

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