AdvertisementApple Owes Ireland $14.5 Billion In Taxes, European Commission SaysAugust 30, 2016Camila DomonoskefacebookEmailEuropean Union Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday. The European Union says Ireland has given illegal tax benefits to Apple Inc. and must now recover the unpaid back taxes from the U.S. technology company, plus interest. (AP)