Anti-Russian sanctions "annoying" German companies, in mass media
Punishment of the EU towards Russia "irritate" the German business. Most German businessmen nourish the hope that after Putin's re-election relations between the EU and the capital of Russia will change for the better, writes Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Also a recent survey of the Eastern Department of the German economy among more than 110 organizations showed that 57% of plants would like step-by-step abolition of the punishment against capital of Russia, and 37% called for the immediate and unconditional lifting of economic restrictions. For the preservation of the punishment has been only 5% of participants in social research.
for mitigation measures stands and head of land organization of the CDU in Thuringia, and Mike Moring. According to his statement, firms doing business with Russia in this Federal state lost up to 30 % of the turnover, " in perspectives unacceptable." According to the analysis published at the beginning of winter, the Kiel Institute for the world economy, only until the end of 2015 the trade turnover between Russia and the European Union fell to 114 billion dollars, besides Germany were affected by this in particular: the German economy lost more than $ 17 billion.
before, in 2014, the United States and other Western countries have introduced against Russia punishment from the Ukrainian conflict. These measures were extended several times and expanded.
The Russian side took retaliatory measures, limiting the export of products from USA, EU countries, Australia, Canada and Norway. Moscow has many times stressed that talking with Russia language of penalties is counterproductive.