BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union and China have agreed to hold further technical negotiations shortly on possible alternatives to tariffs on China-built electric vehicles, the European Commission said on Friday.
“The principals agreed that further technical negotiations would take place shortly”, the Commission said after a video call EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis and Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao.
Last week, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said the EU wants a level playing field with China on car tariffs and that it is negotiating with Beijing mechanisms such as price commitments or investments in Europe as an alternative to tariffs.