BRUSSELS — European Union member countries did not oppose a proposal on Friday to impose duties on Made-in-China electric vehicles, as expected, overcoming a last-minute push by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to stop them.
Ten countries voted in favor and five against, while 12 abstained, several diplomats familiar with the results of the vote in the Trade Defence Instruments Committee told POLITICO.
Formally speaking, the experts united neither in favor nor against the duties. That means that, under its rules of engagement, the committee delivered “no opinion” on the European Commission’s plans, said five EU diplomats, who were granted anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter.