news

the eu will vote on a bill to tax chinese electric vehicles on october 4, and major member states have conflicting opinions.

2024-10-04

한어Русский языкEnglishFrançaisIndonesianSanskrit日本語DeutschPortuguêsΕλληνικάespañolItalianoSuomalainenLatina

according to cctv news, on october 4, local time, the european union plans to vote on whether to impose additional tariffs on chinese electric vehicles.

according to reuters, france, greece, italy and poland will vote in favor. according to reuters, citing people familiar with the matter, germany will vote against eu tariffs on electric vehicles imported from china. german federal finance minister lindner called on germany to oppose the imposition of temporary countervailing duties on chinese electric vehicles in the vote on the 3rd, saying that "it is wrong for the european commission to risk proposing temporary countervailing duties in this way." he admitted frankly that the trade war with china would do more harm than good to the european automobile industry.

previously, on october 2, local time, german chancellor scholz expressed his hope to resolve the dispute over the eu’s temporary countervailing duties on chinese electric vehicles through negotiations with china. at the same time, french president macron reiterated his support for additional tariffs on chinese electric vehicles in berlin.

according to eu rules, unless the 15 eu member states, which account for 65% of the eu's population, vote against it, the european commission's proposal will be implemented and the new tariffs will take effect and last for 5 years. if france, greece, italy and poland vote in favor, it will give a strong impetus to the implementation of this eye-catching trade measure in the eu. these four countries together account for 39% of the eu population. at present, a german government spokesman declined to comment.