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The price is the most important aspect at shoes and dress
Date: 2012-12-20 12:40:20
When the Hungarian consumers choose to buy, most of them, (50 percent) considers price as the most important aspect at shoes and dress. 48 percent the Hungarian consumers considers the...
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In third of the test purchases problems were found during the Christmas shopping inspections
Date: 2012-12-20 11:32:45
Inspectors found problems one in three cases, during this year's pre-Christmas test purchases, while last year this rate was 55 percent – Fülöp Zsuzsanna, spokesperson of the National Consumer Protection...
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Bognár Lajos: Successful Fishery Operational Program
Date: 2012-12-20 11:30:52
The Fishery Operational Program’s (HOP) commitment level is more than 68 percent, therefore Bognár Lajos, Deputy Secretary of State, of the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) responsible for food chain...
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One in five people is low-paid in Hungary
Date: 2012-12-20 11:30:49
According to the datas of Eurostat, released on Thursday, the proportion of low-paid people was 17 percent in 2010 in the Member States of the EU 27. In Hungary, the...
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Nébih warns to the dangers of surface-treated fruits
Date: 2012-12-20 11:05:48
A high attention should be paid when using the peel of citrus fruits, because surface treatment is carried out on fruits imported to Hungary from far away locations, so the...
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The EU would tighten the indication on infant formulas
Date: 2012-12-20 10:59:24
The European Parliament's Health and Food Safety Committee in agreement with the European Council, adopted the draft law under which they would tighten rules on indicating infant formulas and nutritional...
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GfK: champagne market is dominated by New Year’s Eve
Date: 2012-12-19 12:34:03
In the last month of the year – mainly due to the popularity of New Year's Eve – frankfurter and champagne purchasings increase significantly: in both categories, the chains expect...
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Magazine: A haircut for special occasions every day
Date: 2012-12-19 12:03:10
When the cold weather comes, women start wearing caps, hats and hoods, which is a real nightmare for many of them as they might ruin their haircut. Obviously, in the...
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eNET – Telekom: Christmas shopping fever on the Web
Date: 2012-12-19 11:22:54
While the domestic retail is still struggling with the crisis, online merchants can not complain. In the past year, 1.6 million people bought online at least for once. The turnover...
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Ipsos: improving outlooks
Date: 2012-12-19 11:19:58
Half of the world's citizens (52 percent) do not mind, that the year 2012 ends, because it was a negative period in terms of their own and family’s lives. The...
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Increased Pangasius controls until the end of January
Date: 2012-12-19 11:12:39
The Far Eastern pangasius breeding sites are often criticized, because in Vietnam animal health rules differ from the European rules. In Hungary, the authorities have already carried out Pangasius test...
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Nébih destroyed one hundred tons of contaminated Polish potatoes
Date: 2012-12-19 10:54:48
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) destroyed one hundred tons of contaminated Polish potatoes, because the authority’s Bacteriological Laboratory found bacterias in it – Nébih informed MTI on Wednesday....
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Attention! Psychiatric pills for behaviour problems?
Date: 2012-12-19 10:42:08
Should your child or any child you happen to know be treated by psychiatric pills for certain behaviour problems, or if you happen to hear of any kind of wrong...
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Hungary can maintain its position in the EU agricultural subsidies
Date: 2012-12-18 13:05:10
Hungary can maintain its position in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the EU, that will enter into force after 2014. Hungary can reach the same amount from the shared...
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Moscow awaiting Brazilian chicken – More poultry for more money
Date: 2012-12-18 11:43:58
Brazil’s government is making the right noises. But now for the hard part, how to revive animal spirits? In the latest move to tackle the country’s competitiveness problems, the government...
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Decreasing consumption and investment
Date: 2012-12-18 11:11:53
According to the forecast of GKI Economic Research Co., following the 1.5 per cent decline in 2012 the Hungarian economy will only stagnate in 2013, which will be the second...
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Rural Adventure Chosen as Europe's Best Communications Programme
Date: 2012-12-18 10:47:43
The Vidék Kaland (“Rural Adventure”) Programme has won the competition for communications programmes related to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) launched by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural...
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FruitVeB: strategic aim is to reach 3.5 million tons
Date: 2012-12-17 13:03:49
The Hungarian fruit and vegetable sector’s strategic objective is to reach 3.5 million tons quantity until the end of the following 2014-2020 EU budget cycle – said Mártonffy Béla the...
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Slow food price increase is expected
Date: 2012-12-17 12:45:09
Food price increase will not stop, but instead of massive price increase a slow increase is expected. “While wheat is expensive, the price of flour decreases, which is a rather...
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Decline in the abuse with home-brewed pálinkas
Date: 2012-12-17 10:45:38
A decline occurred in the abuse with home-brewed pálinkas. The number of abuses became lower, but still has a high number – told the National Tax and Customs Office (NAV)...
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Does beer protect the children?
Date: 2012-12-17 10:34:09
According to a Japanese brewing company, the beer has anti-viral attribution. Referring to scientific researches, it is believed that one component of beer has a beneficial effect; protects against colds...
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The wines of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were selected for 2013
Date: 2012-12-14 11:18:21
Seven Hungarian wines won the wines of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs title. As it was announced on Thursday in Budapest, the best entries will represent the Hungarian Ministry of...
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Szeged and Temesvár have jointly developed their wholesale markets
Date: 2012-12-14 11:15:44
Szeged and Temesvár (Timisoara) have jointly developed their wholesale markets for more than one million euros in the scope of the Hungary-Romania Cross-border Co-operation Program. In the scope of the...
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Gastro Bandits in Italy
Date: 2012-12-14 10:26:08
Two truckloads of cheese was stolen from a cheese production facility in Aprilia near Rome. The Pecorino cheese made of sheep's milk half worth half million euros. Fifteen armed “bandits”,...
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The Ministry of Rural Development seeks to enhance animal welfare in Hungary
Date: 2012-12-14 09:40:18
In compliance with EU regulations, the Ministry of Rural Development seeks by all means to enhance animal welfare in Hungary. In the course of the last three years, the Ministry...
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KSH: grain prices are increasing for months
Date: 2012-12-13 12:31:48
In October, agricultural producer prices rose by 24.4 percent above the level of a year earlier, after the producer prices of plant products increased by 33.1, while animal product prices...
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Kopint-Tárki: GDP stagnation is the most likely for next year
Date: 2012-12-13 12:18:12
The Kopint-Tárki expects a 1.3 percent GDP reduction for this year in waiting, for next year forecasts stagnation, with downside risks. The Kopint-Tárki in its previous October forecast expected 1.2...
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The beer industry can not avoid the price increase
Date: 2012-12-13 12:02:42
The Hungarian beer market can not avoid the price increase, because of increased costs and tax burdens – said Dele Ajayi, CEO of Heineken Hungária in the Wednesday's edition of...
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The Government would save the meat companies with the involvement of local governments
Date: 2012-12-13 11:55:19
The Government is considering a solution that can be EU compliant and can save the ailing meat companies of Gyula, Kaposvár and Pápa – the Népszabadság was informed from several...
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