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Directive on artisan foods came into force

The directive of the Hungarian Food Code on artisan foods came into force at the end of last month. Kardeván Endre at the Day of Artisan Foods event reminded that...

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A record number of exhibitors at the Spring Pálinka Festival in the heart of Budapest

This Spring the PálinkaFestival will bring atmosphere to the city center between 15 and 18 May. The Spring Pálinka Festival opens its doors in the Városháza Park (City Hall Park)....

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Bencs Attila is the new president of CSAOSZ

The National Packaging and Materials Handling Association (CSAOSZ) held its election of officials meeting on 28 March 2014. The Assembly elected Bencs Attila, the Managing Director of the Hamburger Hungária...

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More than twenty thousand people visited the Open Day of EU Developments

More than twenty thousand people visited nationwide the sites of the cultural, recreational and scientific investments held under the program of the Open Day of EU Developments – the Prime...

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This year’s edition of the Full Belly to All Children Foundation has started

The Full Belly to All Children Foundation has launched this year's seed and animal distribution action on Tuesday. As the first step of the action, this year the needy were...

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Rural development against environmental protection?

It can be seen in an increasing number of cases that the nature conservation sector is not able to function properly within the framework of the Ministry of Rural Development....

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Ozone Green award for HEINEKEN Hungária

HEINEKEN Hungária snatched the Ozone Green prize from a record number of competitors in the big company category. The jury, which consisted of members of Gödöllő University’s Climate Council, told...

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A strategic year in the pig sector

Dr Antal Németh, the president of the Livestock and Meat Interprofessional Organisation and Marketing Board (VHT) told at a year-starting press conference that Hungary’s pig stock had reduced to half...

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Infringement proceeding in the special tax case has been terminated

The European Commission has announced that they closed the infringement proceeding started in 2011 and will not initate the condemnation of Hungary by the European Court of Justice – the...

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Domestic producers do not expect an increase in egg prices

Domestic producers do not expect an increase in egg prices as Easter approaches. As the result of the European overproduction, the cheap imports and the black market the season started...

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The tobacco store openings have increased the number of enterprises

According to the datas of the Central Statistics Office (KSH), by the end of 2013, 688 thousand businesses were in Hungary, nearly 22 thousand more than a year earlier. The...

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The milk powder factory of Berettyóújfalu is restared by a group of investors from the Uplands

A group of investors from the Hungarian Uplands (Felvidék) have bought the milk powder factory of Berettyóújfalu. The factory was shut down two years ago, now the production can be...

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The Hungarian pig sector’s competitiveness is unimaginable without the research background

This institute is one of the most important institutes, that will facilitate the Hungarian pig strategy – Fazekas Sándor said at the handover ceremony of the pig performance test lab...

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European regulation on organic products

The demand for organic products in the EU is increasing significantly, therefore the European Commission created a new draft on organic production and on the labeling of the products. In...

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Retail sales improved further in Germany

Despite the expectations, retail sales improved further in February in Europe's largest economy. After the 1.3 percent increase of January, retail sales in Germany continued to grow by 1.3 percent...

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Russian grain exports may decline

Russia during the financial year beginning in July, can export less grain, because the grain yields will be lower than last year's. Russia is the world's third-largest grain producer, about...

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The Japanese government to raise VAT

The Japanese government raises the VAT from 5 to 8 percent from 1 April. It is the first time, since 1997, that the VAT will increase in Japan. The measure...

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FELIR identification: one year for acquiring it

As of 1 January 2015 only those enterprises will have the right to sell goods falling under the scope of Act 46 of 2008 which have a FELIR identification; the...

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Auchan stores were equipped with defibrillators

All 19 Hungarian Auchan stores were equipped with defibrillators. Each year 40 million customers visit these stores and there are only 0-5 cases when people have to be resuscitated. Auchan...

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Index: the financial optimism of the Hungarians has strengthened further

The Hungarian population's mood in connection with the daily finances improved further compared to the previous year – the recent survey of Deloitte-Scale BankIndex shows. Not only people see the...

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HITA awarded the most significant investments in 2013

The National Foreign Trade Agency (HITA) handed over the “Investor of the Year” awards on March 27 in the Museum of Fine Arts in eight categories. In the scope of...

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VM: The National Pálinka Tasting has begun

The National Pálinka Tasting is designed to present every commercially available fruits and grape pálinkas to the public in Hungary – the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) told MTI. The...

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METRO turns off the lights for one hour again

On 29 March, Saturday at 20:30 every column header lights of the Hungarian METRO stores will be switched off, during the Earth Hour event, and the store lightings will work...

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The Lipóti Bakery has opened its two hundredth store

The Lipóti Bakery has opened its two hundredth store near the Astoria in Budapest. The company last year reported a revenue of 3.6 billion HUF with a 16.5 percent growth....

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Mineral water bottling and packaging plant is under construction in Detek

A mineral water bottling and packaging plant is under construction in Detek. The 1.3 billion HUF worth investment is expected to be handed over in the second half of this...

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NFH: the Hungarian consumer protection is at the forefront in screening out dangerous products

Last year, Hungary sent the most signals to the EU alert system for non-food products. The system aims to identify hazardous products. The National Consumer Protection Authority (NFH) in 2013...

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Drop everything and grab the hand of your pair during the Earth Hour!

The Earth Hour is an international initiative of the WWF. It is held on the last Saturday of March each year. These days the households and businesses are asked to...

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Csányi Winery invests in production for export

In 2014 Csányi Winery will be investing HUF 200 million in increasing it production capacity, mainly because of wanting to export more. Besides performing well in several international wine competitions,...

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The price of Hungarian pork declines due to the Russian import stop

Hungarian pig farmers are in a difficult situation, because due to the Russian import stop, the price of porker declined by more than 7 percent. The price of pork decreased...

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GfK: Hungarians are optimistic before the elections as generally

The GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index rose slightly in the first quarter of this year, compared to the datas of last year’s end. The consumer expectations are on their peak, due...

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