Trump Administration warns European corporations to adjust to the anti-dei rules

The US President Donald Trump goes in front of the Air Force One office when he drives to Florida on the common basis of Andrews, Maryland, USA, on March 28, 2025.

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The Trump government is expanding its anti-dei campaign to European companies.

Government officers have reportedly sent letters to companies in France and the European Union with contracts by the US government and warned them to comply with an executive regulation in which diversity, equity and inclusion programs are prohibited if they want to keep their contracts.

According to the document, “contractor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must not operate that they do not operate programs that are promoted by DEI that violate the applicable anti -discrimination laws, and that such certification is essential for the purpose of the government's purpose and is therefore subject to the False Claims Act.”

The letters that were distributed by the American messages in Paris and the EU also included a questionnaire in which the companies certified that the federal government's anti -discrimination laws were complied with. The existence of the letter was first reported by the French business Daily Les Echos on Friday.

US diplomats in East -Eu states and Belgium have also sent the letter, the Financial Times reported.

Aviation and defense groups, advisory providers and infrastructure companies are among the French companies that may be exposed to the requirements of the administration.

The move arises at about the same time when the US Federal Communications Commission alerted Walt Disney And his ABC unit that it will begin an investigation of the media giant's efforts.

The French Ministry of Finance expressed concerns about the US government's approach and said that his values ​​do not reflect that of France. The development underlines the growing tensions between the United States and Europe, especially since the United States threatens tariffs for European goods such as cars and wine and European politics question how the reaction to the invasion of Ukraine in Russia in Ukraine.