Officials in Habeck's ministry have noted that he is "not speaking and not negotiating in the name of the European Commission" -- however, Brussels will need the support of Europe's largest economy for its next steps. / Photo: Reuters
Habeck said in Shanghai that the goal was a level playing field between countries. It is good to be export-oriented, but not to use subsidies for that, he said. "What is important now is that we talk," Habeck said following the bombshell EU announcement. Using tariffs to exert political pressure was"the last resort and often the worst option", he said earlier.
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