Hungary will veto an EU proposal that seeks to impose tariffs of up to 45% on imports of electric vehicles (EVs) made in China as the plan is "harmful and dangerous", Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on his Facebook page on Thursday.

The European Union is set to vote Friday on a massive tariff increase on Chinese electric vehicles that Germany fears could spark a trade war with Beijing. Reuters reported Wednesday that the measure already has enough votes to pass,

European Union member states are expected to confirm the imposition of punitive tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles in a vote on Friday. Frantic efforts by the governments of China and Germany to stop the tariffs are expected to fall short,

France, Greece, Italy and Poland will vote on Friday in favour of tariffs of up to 45% on imports of electric vehicles (EVs) made in China, sources said, enough to push through the European Union's highest profile trade measures,