Townhall has no idea what they are talking about.
This is a EU shakedown to punish successful American companies.
Intel, Microsoft and Google have all gotten the same “treatment”
On the Intel front, Germany was funding Global Foundries and it was (and still) has major process problems.
It was easier to fine Intel 1.2B rather than fix their fab in Munich.
The pattern is easy to see: demonize and fine successful American companies (Google, Intel, Apple) while trying to subsidize European competitors.
Each action like this by the EU should be met with countervailing tariffs on EU imports, calculated to cause the most pain (e.g., French wine, Airbus).