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The NAK Free Working Group has begun its work this year
The first meeting of this year of the National Chamber of Agriculture’s “Free-From Foods” Working Group was held with outstanding interest, where the sector’s key stakeholders and experts shared their...
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What’s on our plate? A structural transformation is taking place across the entire food value chain
A new market worth $3.1 trillion is emerging in the food industry by 2035, with much of the growth coming not from excess consumption but from structural transformations, technological innovations...
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István Nagy: the government will help dairy farmers with about 7 billion forints
The government has decided to help dairy farmers with about 7 billion forints: in the next three months, farmers will be paid a premium of about 15 forints for every...
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Meat industry lobby expects stable domestic consumption this year
This year, domestic meat consumption may increase slightly, but import pressure remains strong and export opportunities are uncertain – said Tamás Éder, the social chairman of the Hungarian Meat Producers’...
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Mastercard: Mobile payments were the main driver of financial digitalization in Hungary in 2025
Mobile payments were the main driving force of financial digitalization in Hungary last year, according to Mastercard’s latest representative research published on Wednesday: the proportion of people using mobile payments...
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Samples of the first Hungarian space plant experiment return to Debrecen
The samples of the first Hungarian space plant experiment, the VITAPRIC program, which spent almost 203 days in space and orbited the Earth more than 3,200 times, have returned from...
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New baby-saving incubator helps to safely place newborns at the Heim Pál National Pediatric Institute
It is of utmost importance to the Heim Pál National Pediatric Institute that mothers and their newborns receive safe, fast and humane help under all circumstances. To this end, a...
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Visit Hungary: Registration for the 33rd Flowering Hungary Competition has begun
The registration period for the 2026 Flowering Hungary Competition has begun. The organizing committee, as well as Visit Hungary, a subsidiary of the Hungarian Tourist Board, are waiting for registrations...
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Csaba Balázs Rigó appointed as President of the Hungarian Competition Authority for another six years
President Tamás Sulyok has appointed Csaba Balázs Rigó as the President of the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) for another six-year term. After taking the oath, the President of the GVH...
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A zero-deductible bank account is no longer available even for start-up companies
BinX account packages have also become available to newly started partnerships, so a company does not need to have an account with another service provider to become a neobank customer...
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The meat industry’s interest group expects stable domestic consumption this year
This year, domestic meat consumption may increase slightly, but import pressure remains strong, and export opportunities are uncertain – said Tamás Éder, the social chairman of the Hungarian Meat Industry...
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Médiaunió’s experiment proves: people of all ages can be deceived
Médiaunió and KiberPajzs’s “You are the key!” campaign examined the extent to which different age groups can distinguish between AI-generated and real content. This article is available for reading in...
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Nearly twenty thousand long-eared owls wintered in Hungary
According to the summary of the 2026 national population survey of wintering long-eared owls, nearly twenty thousand long-eared owls wintered in Hungary – the Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Association...
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Action Enters Croatia As It Expands Network To 15 Countries
Dutch non-food discount retailer Action has entered Croatia with the opening of its first store in Sesvete, extending its footprint to 15 countries. The new store will give the residents...
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EU sugar imports increased by about a quarter
According to European Commission data, the average price of white sugar in the EU in January 2026 was 516 euros/tonne, unchanged from the previous month. The European Union cannot publish...
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78% of European internet users bought online in 2025
Last year, 78 percent of internet users in the European Union made at least one online purchase. Ireland ranks highest, with more than 95 percent. In Romania, the number of...
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Nestlé USA enters at-home condiments space with new sauce brand
Minor’s Kitchen is the food giant’s first brand to launch in America in two years and builds on growing demand for home cooking. Nestlé USA is entering the fast-growing, at-home...
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The government will help dairy farmers with about 7 billion forints
The government has decided to help dairy farmers with about 7 billion forints: in the next three months, they will pay a premium of about 15 forints for every liter...
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The Iranian conflict is also felt in shopping
The uncertainty in the international energy market also immediately appeared in customer searches: in Hungary, interest in gas cylinders has jumped significantly, according to data from Árukereső.hu. The phenomenon is...
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Domestic inflation was still high in 2025 compared to the EU
The latest Eurostat data in a European perspective show that our country had the third highest annual average inflation in 2025, equal to Croatia. Consumer price index of 35 European...
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Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) reappears in Cyprus
In 2026, after 19 years, FMD (foot-and-mouth disease) reappeared in Cyprus. The disease has been confirmed in a total of 40 ruminant herds in the Larnaca and Nicosia administrative areas...
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From today, K&H mobile banking can also be used by customers who do not have a bank account but have a SZÉP card.
Thanks to the new digital development, K&H mobile banking can now also be enjoyed by customers who only have a SZÉP card and do not have a bank account with...
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Bocskai Fishing Ltd. from Hajdúszoboszló received support to preserve the rich wildlife of the fish ponds
To preserve the rich wildlife of fish ponds and support their role in maintaining natural values, Bocskai Halászati Kft. from Hajdúszoboszló has received approximately 93 million forints of non-refundable European...
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The Lechner Knowledge Center is developing an IT system to map illegal landfills with EU funds
The Lechner Knowledge Center is developing an IT system for mapping and eliminating illegal landfills. The project is being implemented with a non-refundable European Union grant of 10.1 billion forints...
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The role of vine destruction in the control of golden yellows of grapes
Phytoplasma (FD), which causes golden yellows of grapes, is one of the most serious quarantine pests that poses a serious threat to vineyards. The basis of effective control is the...
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Nébih draws attention to the dangers of counterfeit pesticides
The use of counterfeit pesticides endangers crops, the environment and health. This is what the National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih) is drawing attention to in its one-week communication campaign...
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Are humanoid robots the future of logistics?
Humanoid robots are no longer just a sci-fi spectacle: their prototypes are capable of running, jumping, recognising gestures and performing simple industrial tasks. This article is available for reading in...
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400,000 people already use car sharing, but the number of people driving their own cars is not decreasing
Today, more than 400,000 people in Budapest use car-sharing services, while the Hungarian car fleet is growing year by year – last year there were 4.2 million cars registered. The...
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GKI economic sentiment index begins 2026 with a small decline
According to a survey conducted by GKI Economic Research Zrt. with EU support, consumer outlook remained unchanged in January compared to December, but business outlook deteriorated slightly. This article is...
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NAV: from February 1, businesses can deduct representation expenses tax-free under certain conditions
From February 1, 2026, businesses can deduct representation expenses tax-free, under certain conditions. This means that consumption paid in restaurants and pastry shops can result in significant cost savings compared...
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