EU countries approve tariffs on Chinese electric cars

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, OCT 4 - In response to Beijing's massive unfair subsidies, EU countries have agreed to impose definitive additional duties of up to 36.3% on Chinese electric vehicles, according to ANSA.
    Ten EU countries, including Italy and France, voted in favour of imposing definitive additional duties on Chinese electric vehicles. This is what ANSA learnt from European sources following the vote of the 27. Five countries, led by Germany, were opposed. Twelve abstained, including Spain. According to diplomatic sources, in addition to Italy and France, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands, Lithuania, and Poland supported the proposal. Hungary, Malta, Slovakia, and Slovenia were among those who opposed Berlin. Belgium, Greece, the Czech Republic, Spain, Croatia, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Austria, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, and Finland were among the many countries that abstained. (ANSA).