Beijing, November 9 (Xinhua) according to the "Central News Agency" reported that the European Commission Vice President Dong brofskis said on the 9th that he was promoting a plan to impose tariffs on US goods worth 4 billion US dollars in order to counter the US subsidy to Boeing, the country's aircraft manufacturer.
Valdis dombrovskis was reported to have said: "after the WTO's decision on the Airbus case, the US imposed tariffs [on EU goods]. Now the WTO has also decided on the Boeing case so that we can impose tariffs, and we will do so. "
"Of course, we are open to finding solutions through negotiations," he said. Our proposal is still valid, that is, both sides will withdraw the tariff. " However, he also said that despite several EU calls, "so far, the United States has not agreed to lift their tariffs.".
According to the preliminary list of tariffs on the United States and Canada released by the European Union in October, the items include frozen fish and shellfish, dried fruits, tobacco, rum and vodka, handbags, locomotive parts, etc.
According to previous media reports, the WTO ruled on October 13 local time that the EU could take countermeasures against US $4 billion worth of goods and services every year. On October 26, a WTO official said, "WTO members approved the EU's request for retaliation against the United States because the United States failed to comply with the WTO ruling on the U.S. government subsidy to Boeing."
The dispute over aviation subsidies between the United States and Europe has a long history. In 2004, the United States filed a lawsuit with the WTO, accusing the EU of providing illegal subsidies to Airbus in various forms. The European Union later sued the U.S. government for illegal subsidies to Boeing. In this regard, the WTO has ruled that both the United States and the European Union have the problem of providing illegal subsidies to their respective aviation enterprises.
In October 2019, the WTO once subsidized Airbus due to EU violations, authorizing the United States to take retaliatory measures such as imposing tariffs on about $7.5 billion of EU goods and services exported to the United States every year.