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The little self-sufficient local farms are looking for local production facilities

It is vital to have employment in small communities, which provides a livelihood for the local people, and helps to keep populations to retain themselves. The government supports the creation...

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Consumer sentiment reached its nine-year peak in the world's largest economy

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Increased in September The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had increased in August, improved further in September. The Index now stands at 104.1...

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Autumn fish stocking has started at the Lake Balaton

Fifteen tons of carps were put into the Lake Balaton near Balatonlelle and Siófok on Monday. Szári Zsolt, CEO of the Balatoni Halgazdálkodási Nonprofit Zrt. (Lake Balaton Fish Management Company)...

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Changes in the Labour Code

Act 67 of 2016 on next year’s budget has amended the Labour Code too. One of the new elements is that in the past pregnant women couldn’t be made redundant...

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VAT fraud is Europe’s third biggest problem

Three quarters of European think that fighting VAT fraud is the third most important priority for the European Union, right after battling terrorism and reducing the level of unemployment –...

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Career bridge

From 1 August 2016 the Career Bridge Programme is up and running once again. Within the framework of this scheme, if a company employs someone whose previous position has been...

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New changes in the EKÁER system

Having an Electronic Public Road Trade Control (EKÁER) number is obligatory even if the total weight of a vehicle only becomes more than 3.5 tons when it is loaded over...

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Street artists of the kitchen – Video of the day

If there were an Olympic event called “Making Food in the Quickest, Most Amazing Way Possible,” these skilled men and women would all be gold medal contenders. From hand-pulling noodles...

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New CEO in the lead of the Danubius Hotels Group

From 1 January 2017, Kovács Balázs, the current sales and chief marketing officer of the group will be the CEO of the Danubius Hotels Group – the company informed MTI...

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Magazine: A hero from our past

A book has been published telling the life story of István Lukács, Hungary’s most famous chef in the period before the political transformation in 1990. He is the only chef...

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Fazekas Sándor: quality Hungarian wines are more and more recognized

The quality Hungarian wines are more and more recognized among consumers in Hungary and abroad, as their quality is constantly renewed, and they combine tradition with innovation – the Minister...

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Foreign webshops are more and more popular

According to a recent research, the foreign-based webshops are more and more popular among the Hungarian customers – portfolio.hu wrote. Those who regularly purchase on the Internet in Hungary, are...

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New rural development projects to appear later during the fall

Further applications are expected during the fall in the Rural Development Programme. By the end of the year applications will be published in a value of around 200 billion HUF....

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KSH: the number of employees increased in June-August

In June-August, the number of employees was 4 million 386 thousand, 135 thousand more than the year before. The employment rate for the 15-64 age group increased by 2.5 percentage...

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eNet-Telekom: the number of mobile Internet users is 2.6 million

98 percent of the more than 3.5 million smartphone and tablet users are using wifi, 72 percent of them, 2.6 million have mobile internet – the report of eNet and...

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The third of the world's population could be obese by 2030

Poor diet poses a threat to the health of half of the world's population – warns an independent committee of nutrition experts. By 2030 a third of the planet's population...

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The most popular French brands are from the car industry and beauty care

The tire manufacturer Michelin, the Peugeot car factory and the Yves Rocher cosmetics company are leading the list of the most popular brands in France – Le Figaro wrote. According...

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More than seven hundred bottles of compotes were donated to the large families in Kecskemét

About seven hundred bottles of home-made compotes were handed over by pensioners of Kecskemét, Hetényegyháza and Városföld to the Association of Large Families within the Nourishing Love program on Monday...

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Pumpkin Olli produced another giant pumpkin

Oliver Langheim, better known as Pumpkin Olli – living in Fürstenwalde, Brandenburg province – produced another giant pumpkin – agrarszektor.hu wrote after 444.hu. AFP PHOTO / dpa / Patrick Pleul...

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Food porn in street food category – Video of the day

For a meaty, beer-spiked feast, there’s no better destination than The Cannibal in New York City. Watch as chef Francis Derby builds a decadent spread from the restaurant’s carnivore-friendly menu...

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The World Day of Tourism this year promotes the barrier-free travel

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) the this year promotes the barrier-free travel. Hungary will celebrate the World Tourism Day on 27 September for the sixth time: Hungary also...

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The experience of special lip care

Quality matters the most when it comes to buying lip care products: the big question is always how comfortable it is to wear them on one’s lips. From Labello products...

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And Gundel Award goes to…

Sorry, this entry is only available in HU....

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The Czech Republic has become an attractive destination

About 13.6 million foreign tourists visited the Czech Republic in this year's first half, which is a ten percent increase year over year – the CzechTourism public tourism agency said...

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Brexit may affect our food export too

In a referendum held on 23 June 2016, the majority of Brits voted with yes to leaving the European Union. Now it is the turn of the United Kingdom’s parliament...

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Austrians do feel like buying

Austria is Hungary’s fourth biggest food export market, with an 8-percent share in our EUR 1.94-billion food export in Q1 2016 – reported the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI). In...

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Magazine: Only the purchasing power is missing

Wineries are slowly but steadily responding to market needs and the new-style wines (e.g. fresh, reductive-technology ones) that they develop are slowly getting accepted by the market – revealed Krisztián...

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NGM: consumer confidence is the sign of retail growth

The growth in retail sales is continuous for more than three years, which reflects consumer confidence – the Deputy Minister of State of the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) told...

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Nielsen introduces a new tool to get to know the experiences of the clients and customers

“Listen to your client, consumer and respond to it quickly!” Nielsen introduced the integrated assessment and analysis of the consumers’ good and negative experiences in Hungary with this motto. Nielsen...

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