Sentence examples for bloc below from inspiring English sources

The European Union has begun an inquiry into whether Chinese exporters, including Baoshan Iron and Steel and Wuhan Iron and Steel, sell flat-rolled steel in the bloc below cost, a practice known as dumping.

The European Union opened investigations into whether manufacturers of polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, in those areas receive excessive government aid and sell in the 27-nation bloc below cost, a practice known as dumping.

The bloc compounded the issue with below-market loans for Airbus marqueee A350 jetliner.

The government is experiencing a growing backlash from voters and businesses after it imposed €30bn in tax hikes this year, seeking to honour a promise to its EU partners to bring its budget deficit below the bloc's target ceiling of 3% next year‚ a target it is still struggling to meet, later than promised.

Members of the 'Out' campaign say Britain would prosper if it broke free from what they say is a doomed German-dominated bloc that punches way below its weight beside rivals such as Russian President Vladimir Putin.

It is the first time since September 2009 that the index for the sector, which drove a large part of the bloc's recovery, has fallen below the 50 mark that divides growth from contraction.

Other cases include a recent recommendation by the European Commission to impose steep tariffs on Chinese producers of solar panels for allegedly flooding the bloc with goods at prices below the cost of producing them.

Inflation in the currency bloc remains steady at 1.6%, below the ECB's goal of 2%.

Of course, as in neighboring East Bloc countries, the citizen movements from below provided pressure and encouragement for reform-oriented communist leaders to chip away and eventually negotiate a peaceful end to stifling one-party rule.

The inquiry follows a complaint from the trade body EU ProSun Glass, which says Chinese glass sold in the European Union at below cost is damaging the bloc's solar glass industry.

The maps below show how the economic bloc has grown over the years.