Commodities and Futures News

Exclusive-Spain calls for compromise with China ahead of EU vote on EV tariffs

2024.10.03 14:49

By Belén Carreño

MADRID (Reuters) – The European Union should seek a compromise and negotiated outcome with China, Spain said on Thursday, on the eve of a crucial EU vote on electric vehicle (EV) tariffs.

Instead of imposing tariffs, the EU should “keep negotiations open … beyond the binding vote” to strike a deal on prices as well as the relocation of battery production to the bloc, Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo said in a letter to the European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis seen by Reuters.

“There is a lot at stake for our domestic industry,” Cuerpo wrote, noting that Spain is the EU’s second-largest car producer.

“We need to strike the right balance, technically and politically, to ensure that we both defend our industrial interests, and avoid a large-scale confrontation with strategic players such as China,” Cuerpo added.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said last month during a visit to China that the EU should reconsider its position on tariffs , and urged Brussels and Beijing to avoid a trade war.

The Commission’s proposal can be implemented unless a qualified majority of 15 EU members, representing 65% of the EU population vote against it, a high hurdle.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A BYD HAN electric vehicle is displayed during a BYD store opening at the car dealership Sternauto in Berlin, Germany January 31, 2024. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo

Reuters reported on Wednesday that France, Greece, Italy and Poland will vote in favour, which would be enough to push through the EU’s highest profile trade measures. Germany plans to vote against, sources said on Thursday.

Volkswagen (ETR:) and Renault (EPA:) are among the carmarkers already producing EVs in Spain, while China’s Chery Auto has signed a joint venture deal with Spain’s EV Motors to produce cars at its first factory in Europe.



Source link

Related Articles

Back to top button
bitcoin
Bitcoin (BTC) $ 71,287.10 0.97%
ethereum
Ethereum (ETH) $ 2,602.93 3.53%
tether
Tether (USDT) $ 0.997279 0.23%
bnb
BNB (BNB) $ 581.74 2.61%
solana
Solana (SOL) $ 172.10 2.45%
usd-coin
USDC (USDC) $ 0.998629 0.26%
xrp
XRP (XRP) $ 0.513896 1.84%
staked-ether
Lido Staked Ether (STETH) $ 2,602.29 3.48%
dogecoin
Dogecoin (DOGE) $ 0.167201 1.92%
tron
TRON (TRX) $ 0.169059 0.17%
cardano
Cardano (ADA) $ 0.355306 0.39%
the-open-network
Toncoin (TON) $ 4.87 3.00%
wrapped-steth
Wrapped stETH (WSTETH) $ 3,089.92 2.82%
shiba-inu
Shiba Inu (SHIB) $ 0.000019 0.83%
wrapped-bitcoin
Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) $ 71,251.09 0.84%
avalanche-2
Avalanche (AVAX) $ 25.45 3.14%
weth
WETH (WETH) $ 2,603.59 3.38%
chainlink
Chainlink (LINK) $ 12.01 1.04%
bitcoin-cash
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) $ 369.67 0.18%
polkadot
Polkadot (DOT) $ 4.04 2.79%
leo-token
LEO Token (LEO) $ 6.13 0.05%
usds
USDS (USDS) $ 0.992385 0.32%
sui
Sui (SUI) $ 2.00 0.79%
litecoin
Litecoin (LTC) $ 71.28 1.25%
near
NEAR Protocol (NEAR) $ 4.17 3.79%
aptos
Aptos (APT) $ 9.30 5.88%
wrapped-eeth
Wrapped eETH (WEETH) $ 2,737.48 3.38%
uniswap
Uniswap (UNI) $ 7.79 3.07%
pepe
Pepe (PEPE) $ 0.000009 2.57%
internet-computer
Internet Computer (ICP) $ 7.90 2.30%
bittensor
Bittensor (TAO) $ 481.40 5.22%
fetch-ai
Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (FET) $ 1.30 0.54%
dai
Dai (DAI) $ 0.997573 0.39%
monero
Monero (XMR) $ 158.33 3.33%
kaspa
Kaspa (KAS) $ 0.114533 5.69%
ethereum-classic
Ethereum Classic (ETC) $ 19.15 1.99%
stellar
Stellar (XLM) $ 0.092786 2.90%
ethena-usde
Ethena USDe (USDE) $ 0.998154 0.61%
whitebit
WhiteBIT Coin (WBT) $ 18.73 1.52%
blockstack
Stacks (STX) $ 1.70 6.16%
dogwifcoin
dogwifhat (WIF) $ 2.54 1.52%
first-digital-usd
First Digital USD (FDUSD) $ 0.98969 1.27%
polygon-ecosystem-token
POL (ex-MATIC) (POL) $ 0.323278 2.98%
okb
OKB (OKB) $ 38.77 1.21%
aave
Aave (AAVE) $ 148.40 4.96%
immutable-x
Immutable (IMX) $ 1.34 2.67%
filecoin
Filecoin (FIL) $ 3.62 2.77%
arbitrum
Arbitrum (ARB) $ 0.536227 2.68%
optimism
Optimism (OP) $ 1.66 5.01%
mantle
Mantle (MNT) $ 0.599166 1.33%