Protectionism

Deputy Economy Minister Sergios Pitsiorlas said Monday that following the successful completion of stress tests on Greek banks the time was ripe to lift capital controls imposed in the summer of 2015.

"There is no reason to prolong their existence and [removing restrictions] will help the inflow of capital and the course of the economy," he said.
 

Investor morale in the eurozone deteriorated for the fourth month in a row this month to its lowest level since February 2017, hit by concerns about the possible introduction of U.S. tariffs and a protectionist spiral, a survey showed yesterday.

German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier has called for a new European Union trade deal with the United States that would focus on the industrial sector and result in an overall reduction in tariffs.

Greece is closely following developments in the ongoing US-China trade dispute, strongly supports cross-border cooperation and opposes protectionism, Greece's deputy economy and development minister told Xinhua in Athens.

China yesterday announced it would impose temporary anti-dumping measures on synthetic rubber imported from the United States, the European Union and Singapore.

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on April 11 issued a stern warning to governments to avoid undermining global growth with protectionist trade policies.

The U.S. Commerce Department said on March 20 it had made final findings in dumping and subsidy investigations of carbon and alloy steel wire rod sold in U.S. markets from Italy, South Korea, Spain, Turkey and Britain.

The world's financial leaders rejected protectionism on Tuesday and urged "further dialogue" on trade, but failed to defuse the threat of a trade war days before U.S. metals tariffs take effect and Washington is to announce measures against China.

Eleven countries including Japan and Canada signed a landmark Asia-Pacific trade agreement without the United States on March 8 in what one minister called a powerful signal against protectionism and trade wars.

The most stress and harassment in the workplace is among the teachers, followed by medical specialists and journalists. The data was announced by the chair of the Syndicate of Bulgarian Teachers Yanka Takeva at a conference on the subject. According to trade unionists, it is necessary to create a Law on Workplace Violence.