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Instead of fostering co-operation, these tariffs risk sparking a trade conflict that could harm not only China-EU relations but also Europe's own ambition for a green transition,
Now more than ever it is crucial that the EU and China remain engaged in dialogue and reach a negotiated solution that is of mutual interest. We are convinced that there can be such a solution,
We urge Europe and China to push forward in a spirit of cooperation. The German government must play a key role in this process. It's also worth noting that the EU's decision was not unanimous, and Berlin's position has received support from other member states,
We are not quite convinced that the import tariffs would be in the overall interest of the Union,
Ultimately, tariffs won't help anyone, they will only harm European consumers, who will lose out, as well as the countries themselves,
said Hrvoje Prpic, president of the Croatian Electric Vehicle Drivers Association We strongly encourage the EU to approach the final measures with caution, delay the implementation of these tariffs and prioritize resolving disputes and trade tensions through consultations and dialogue,
the CCCEU said in a statement on Friday The German government's decision is praiseworthy. In such a critical matter, it has firmly defended the interests of Europe and the German automotive industry by decisively voting 'no,'
We need to continue negotiating with China to prevent the situation from worsening. Extending negotiations remains an option, and the VDA has made this recommendation to all relevant parties,
The European automakers would become complacent and lose long-term competitiveness due to the absence of intense competition,
What they are making us do right now, or what the EU wants to do, is an economic Cold War,
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio in a Friday interview, referring to the proposed EU tariffs Today's vote is a fatal signal for the European automotive industry,
BMW CEO Oliver Zipse told local media Tariffs on Chinese electric cars would be wrong ... We have to speak plainly and negotiate with China - but trade wars only have losers,
said German Finance Minister Christian Lindner Thursday on X, former Twitter, in the wake of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's call for continuing negotiations with China on Wednesday The EU Commission should not trigger a trade war despite the vote in favour" of the tariffs
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said We will face all types of retaliation from China, that's for sure,
China will take all possible measures to firmly defend the interests of Chinese enterprises,
a Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokesperson said in a statement released on Friday It's not a positive trend for the EU-China relations going forward and the question is whether China will try to retaliate against the EU to the point that it creates an escalation cycle,
he said in a phone interview The EU has a set of tools, such as the anti-subsidy investigations or inbound investment screening, to deal with economic threats from China and Beijing's campaign aims to complicate the EU's efforts to use those tools,
For the first time, the Europeans are threatening China with market access denial,
said Mathieu Duchatel, director of international studies at the French policy group Institut Montaigne While EU member states more or less agree that there is a security risk that undermines the bloc's competitiveness in the long run, there is still division over how aggressively the EU should push back against those risks,
said Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy, an expert on EU-China relations at National Dong Hwa University in Taiwan We must ensure unfair competition from China doesn't destroy our industries, because when China dumped heavily subsidized solar panels on our market, we reacted too late and now our industry is gone,
Engin Eroglu, the chair of the European Parliament's China Delegation, told VOA in a written response