EU urged to ?reconsider? EV tariffs plan on China

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As he wrapped up a visit to China, Pedro Sanchez, Spain?s prime minister, has asked the EU to ?reconsider? its plan to impose tariffs of up to 36 percent on Chinese electric cars. He says Brussels and Beijing need to find a way to reach a ?compromise.?

"I have to be blunt and frank with you that we need to reconsider all of us, not only member states but also the Commission, our position towards this [imposing the tariffs]," Sanchez said, while speaking at an event at Mondragon Industrial Park in Kunshan, a city neighboring Shanghai.

In August, the EU announced a plan to levy five-year import duties of up to 36 percent on electric vehicles imported from China. On November 2, there will be a vote among EU members to decide whether Brussels will implement the tariffs on EVs.

The day after the EU announced the plans for the tariffs in August, Beijing announced a WTO probe into EU subsidies of some dairy products exported to China.