By Bloomberg (Politics) | Created at 2024-10-01 11:49:48 | Updated at 2024-10-02 00:29:32
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Germany remains skeptical about European Union tariffs on imported electric vehicles made in China and is still hoping for a negotiated solution ahead of Friday’s ballot among member states.
Germany hasn’t decided how it will vote on introducing tariffs as high as 45%, Joerg Kukies, Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s chief economic adviser, said Tuesday in an interview with Bloomberg TV. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, proposed the levies after a probe found that China unfairly subsidizes its EV industry.
