Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said the country is “reconsidering” its position on EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles amid concerns that escalating trade tensions could hit domestic exporters.
Speaking at a press conference in Kunshan, near Shanghai, on Wednesday, Sánchez said it was important to find a “compromise” between the EU and China ahead of a vote expected in October to approve the new tariffs on Chinese EVs.
“I have to be blunt and frank . . . I think we need to reconsider, all of us, not only member states, but also the [European] Commission, our position towards this movement,” he said, in response to a question on the tariff vote. “We don’t need another war, in this case a trade war.”