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foreign media: hungary and germany oppose eu tax increase on chinese electric vehicles

2024-10-04

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reference news network reported on october 4 according to a report by latin american news agency on october 3, hungarian foreign minister szijjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj.com confirmed on the 3rd that hungary rejected the european commission’s proposal to impose tariffs on chinese electric vehicles.

szijjarto said through his facebook account that the hungarian government will veto the eu's proposal to impose tariffs of up to 45% on imported chinese-made electric vehicles because the plan is "harmful and dangerous."

szijjarto said that brussels bureaucrats will routinely stifle the future competitiveness of the european economy on the 4th.

according to a report on the website of radio france internationale on october 3, reuters quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that germany will vote against the eu's imposition of tariffs on electric vehicles imported from china on the 4th. in july, germany abstained from the first non-binding vote on the european commission's proposal to impose tariffs. since then, industry has been putting pressure on the german government, asking berlin to vote against the eu membership vote on the 4th.

in addition, spain stated on the 3rd that the eu should seek to reach a compromise with china through negotiations. spanish economy, trade and enterprise minister quilpo said in a letter to european commission executive vice president and trade commissioner dombrovskis that the eu should not impose tariffs but should "keep negotiations open... "after the binding vote", an agreement was reached on prices and the transfer of battery production to the eu. (compiled/han chao)

on september 11, people visited the byd booth at the international auto parts and after-sales service exhibition in frankfurt, germany. (xinhua news agency)