joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>Stage is set in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Brussels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brussels</span></a> for decision that could make or break <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UrsulaVonDerLeyen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UrsulaVonDerLeyen</span></a>'s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> policy</p><p>The 27 countries of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> have been called to vote on proposal to slap additional tariffs on imports of Chinese <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectricVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricVehicles</span></a> (EVs). The closely watched ballot, scheduled for Fri morning, will see capitals pitted against each other: <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Budapest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Budapest</span></a>→a forceful detractor, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Paris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paris</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Rome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rome</span></a>→reliable supporters, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Madrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Madrid</span></a>→undecided, & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Berlin</span></a>→reeling from failed opposition campaign</p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/10/03/von-der-leyens-china-policy-faces-moment-of-truth-as-eu-countries-vote-on-ev-tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euronews.com/my-europe/2024/10</span><span class="invisible">/03/von-der-leyens-china-policy-faces-moment-of-truth-as-eu-countries-vote-on-ev-tariffs</span></a></p>