The Trump government is expanding its anti-dei campaign to European corporations.
Government officers have reportedly sent letters to corporations in France and the European Union with contracts by the US government and warned them to comply with an executive regulation through which diversity, equity and inclusion programs are prohibited in the event that they need 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 through which the businesses certified that the federal government's anti -discrimination laws were complied with. The existence of the letter was first reported Friday through the French business Daily Les Echos.
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 corporations are among the many French corporations which may be exposed to the necessities of the administration.
The move arises at concerning the same time when the US Federal Communications Commission alerted Walt Disney And his ABC unit that it is going to begin an investigation of the media giant's efforts.
The French Ministry of Finance expressed concerns concerning the US government's approach and said that his values don’t reflect that of France. The development underlines the growing tensions between the United States and Europe, especially because the United States threatens tariffs for European goods similar to cars and wine and query European politics similar to the invasion of Ukraine.
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