Fidesz MEP Enikő Győri has pressed the European Commission to review temporary punitive tariffs on imports of electric vehicles from China in light of member states' doubts that the measure serves the interests of Europe in a statement issued on Tuesday.
Győri said the EU's automotive industry, which depended on parts from China, had protested the punitive tariffs. She added that a trade war with China would put the EU's supply chains at risk and could further damage local production and competitiveness.
Győri said the measure served the interests of neither car makers nor European consumers, who would have to pay more for their EVs. The step doesn't advance the green transition either, she added.
"I hope that this isn't about a superpower outside of the European Union trying to force the EU into a trade war," she said.
Hungary's task, as it holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU, is to outline the benefits to competitiveness of adopting a policy of economic neutrality, "free of ideology", Győri said.