Events
KSH: an increase in trade surplus in January
Date: 2014-04-02 11:22:30
The exports in euro rose by 3.1 percent, while imports fell by 0.2 percent in January, compared with a year earlier. The export surplus rose to 482 million euros from...
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Ruiny cellars were rescued on Somló hill
Date: 2014-04-02 11:20:39
So far, 24 ruiny cellars were rescued from decay by volunteers and winemakers on the Somló hill. The ruiny cellars will be kept clean by the adoptive wineries from now...
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Wild garlic festival in Orfű
Date: 2014-04-02 11:00:33
The 11th Wild Garlic Festival awaits its guests with unique foods and with colorful and interesting programs. The festival will take place on the second weekend in April in Orfű,...
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The Green Island was handed over
Date: 2014-04-02 10:55:21
The Green Island was handed over on 2 April. The Green Island offers unique services in Europe, for those who use the Danube for transportation, while protecting the river from...
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12 thousand people visited the Fair of Hungarian Flavours
Date: 2014-04-01 11:50:59
The Fair of Hungarian Flavours which took place over the weekend has ended. At the cheese fair, visited by 12 thousand people, hundreds of cheese products and of thousands of...
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Directive on artisan foods came into force
Date: 2014-04-01 11:42:10
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
Date: 2014-04-01 11:40:52
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
Date: 2014-04-01 11:25:20
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
Date: 2014-04-01 11:00:11
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
Date: 2014-04-01 10:58:20
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?
Date: 2014-04-01 10:55:28
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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A strategic year in the pig sector
Date: 2014-04-01 09:07:03
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
Date: 2014-03-31 13:00:09
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
Date: 2014-03-31 12:50:42
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
Date: 2014-03-31 12:30:37
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 Hungarian pig sector’s competitiveness is unimaginable without the research background
Date: 2014-03-31 12:10:25
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
Date: 2014-03-31 12:00:40
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
Date: 2014-03-31 11:08:42
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
Date: 2014-03-31 11:03:05
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
Date: 2014-03-31 11:00:01
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
Date: 2014-03-31 10:01:09
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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Index: the financial optimism of the Hungarians has strengthened further
Date: 2014-03-28 11:20:34
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
Date: 2014-03-28 11:15:22
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
Date: 2014-03-28 11:12:51
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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NFH: the Hungarian consumer protection is at the forefront in screening out dangerous products
Date: 2014-03-28 11:05:42
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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The price of Hungarian pork declines due to the Russian import stop
Date: 2014-03-27 12:25:31
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
Date: 2014-03-27 12:15:57
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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Varga Mihály: The Georgians did this better
Date: 2014-03-27 12:03:30
Nowadays, the Ministry would carry out the replacement of the cash registers differently – said Varga Mihály, Minister of National Economy to Heti Válasz. As an example, Varga Mihály mentioned...
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Hundreds of Hungarian companies took part on the national export consultancy roadshow
Date: 2014-03-27 12:00:26
About 650 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) participated on the national export consultancy roadshow, launched by the Hungarian National Trading House Ltd. (MNKH) and the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and...
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Revenue from venison exceeded 5 billion HUF
Date: 2014-03-27 11:59:38
The venison is a “renewable resource,” and also a healthy food, however, high-quality venison can only come from conscious, professional game management – Kardeván Endre, national chief veterinarian said at...
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