Italy backs tariffs proposed by the European Commission on Chinese exports of electric vehicles (EVs), Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday before a meeting in Rome with China's commerce minister.

MILAN: Italy backs tariffs proposed by the European Commission on Chinese exports of electric vehicles (EVs), says Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.

Italy supports the European Commission's proposed tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles to protect the competitiveness of European companies. Discussions include trade equality and geopolitical issues,

Italy backs tariffs proposed by the European Commission on Chinese exports of electric vehicles (EVs), Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said in an interview published on Monday before he met China's commerce minister in Rome.

Italy supports the European Commission's proposed tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle (EV) exports to protect its companies' competitiveness. Italian Foreign Minister Tajani discussed the issue with China's commerce minister in Rome.

Germany and China are actively working to convince European Union members to oppose electric vehicle tariffs during a vote next week, senior EU sources say. Berlin has been phoning other capitals in a late bid to get them to oppose the duties during a vote planned for September 25.

The duties will come into effect in November unless a qualified majority of EU members vote against them. A European Commission investigation determined that the Chinese government has been unfairly subsidizing local carmakers.