The Trump administration warns European companies that comply with the anti-dei order

The Trump administration is expanding its anti-Dei campaign to European companies.

According to reports, government officials have sent letters to companies in France and the European Union that have contracts from the United States government, warning them that they comply with an executive order that prohibits programs for diversity, equity and inclusion if they wish to keep their contracts.

According to the document, “the contractors of the State Department must certify that they do not operate any program that promotes Dei to violate applicable anti -discrimination laws and accept that such certification is material for the purposes of the government’s payment decision and, therefore, is subject to the law of false claims.”

The letters, distributed by US embassies in Paris and throughout the EU they also included a questionnaire that ordered companies to certify their compliance with federal laws against discrimination. The existence of the letter It was first reported Friday for French business day.

American diplomats in the Eas east states and Belgium also sent the letter, the Financial Times reported.

Aviation and defense groups, consulting suppliers and infrastructure companies are among French companies potentially exposed to administration’s demands.

The measure is produced at the same time that the Federal Communications Commission of the United States has alerted Walt Disney and your ABC unit that will do it Start an investigation into Dei’s efforts in the media giant.

The French Finance Ministry expressed concern about the United States government approach, saying that its values ​​do not reflect those of France. Development underlines the growing tensions between the United States and Europe, particularly because the United States threatens tariffs in European goods, including cars and wine, and challenges European policies, such as the invasion of Ukraine.