There are only a few weeks left before the Commission imposes its countervailing duties on Chinese electric vehicles (see EUROPE B13480A11), but discussions are continuing between the EU and China to try to find an alternative solution. On Thursday 19 September, European Commissioner for Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis, will receive Chinese Trade Minister Wang Wentao in Brussels.
The European Commission continues to assert that it is open to a negotiated solution, “but it must fully comply...