Germany pushes back on US attack over streaming law

Germany on Friday rejected Washington’s accusations that its proposed streaming investment law breaches the newly minted EU-U.S. Turnberry trade pact, insisting it is a cultural policy tool not a digital trade barrier. The rebuttal came a day after U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer blasted legislation approved by Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s cabinet, and said the proposal treated American companies “like a piggy bank for pet, protectionist projects.” The draft law would require streamers a