Tariff dispute with China: Scholz hopes for an agreement by the end of the month
In the dispute over additional tariffs on electric cars from China, Chancellor Olaf Scholz is aiming for a solution with the People's Republic by the end of this month. "I would like to say that it remains unchanged - I also have the impression that our common hope is - that there will be an agreement with China by the end of October," said the SPD politician at the Chancellery in Berlin during a joint press conference with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Von der Leyen emphasized that different positions can exist, but work is being done together on Europe's progress. She described the cooperation with Germany as "good" and "intensive". Negotiations with China are underway to determine what compensatory measures could be offered instead of the compensatory tariffs, for example. According to the EU Commission President, price commitments are among the options being considered. "What is important is that the negotiations can and would continue beyond the day the compensatory tariffs come into effect," said von der Leyen.
At the beginning of the month, a sufficient majority of EU countries voted in favor of additional tariffs on electric cars from China - Germany voted against. Whether the import duties will take effect at the beginning of November is now in the hands of the EU Commission. They complain that China is artificially lowering the price of electric cars from the People's Republic through high subsidies, posing a threat to the European industry. If a solution with China is reached in time at the negotiating table, the tariffs can be stopped.
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