European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday defended the European Union’s digital regulations that fine U.S. technology companies amid threats from President Donald Trump.

“I want to be crystal clear on one point: Whether on environmental or digital regulation, we set our own standards, we set our own regulations,” von der Leyen said during her annual State of the Union address in Strasbourg, France. “Europe will always decide for itself.”

Recommended Stories

• Interior moves to withdraw Biden public land rule that prioritized conservation
• Trump Fed pick Stephen Miran advances toward confirmation
• House Golden Dome Caucus co-chairman urges end of continuing resolutions to fund defense system

The Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act are the two EU laws that have primarily faced pushback from the Trump administration, which argues they harm U.S. technological innovation.

The European leader’s defiant statement comes days after Trump threatened to retaliate against the EU for imposing a $3.5 billion fine on Google. The 27-member bloc has fined other tech companies as well, including Apple.

“We cannot let this happen to brilliant and unprecedented American Ingenuity and, if it does, I will be forced to start a Section 301 proceeding to nullify the unfair penalties being charged to these Taxpaying American Companies,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post last Friday.

Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act authorizes the U.S. Trade Representative to levy tariffs against foreign goods or withdraw trade agreement concessions to counter unfair trade practices.

The United States and the EU have agreed to a trade deal that reduces or otherwise eliminates tariffs. The U.S. plans to impose a 15% baseline tariff on most imported European goods, while the EU scraps all tariffs on U.S. industrial goods, such as cars or lumber.

Trump’s threats could complicate the trade deal, as senior EU officials have suggested the agreement should be reviewed if Trump followed through on his plan to nullify the tech penalties.

TRUMP THREATENS EUROPE OVER ‘UNFAIR PENALTIES’ CHARGED TO US COMPANIES

Von der Leyen said that while she does “not believe in tariffs” like Trump, she supports the trade deal as agreed with the U.S.

“The deal provides crucial stability in our relations with the U.S. at a time of grave global insecurity,” she said. “Think of the repercussions of a full-fledged trade war with the U.S. Picture the chaos.”