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New year, new products from Syngenta
More than a thousand farmers went to the events in Syngenta’s year-starting roadshow, which visited seven cities. Syngenta’s experts introduced integrated solutions and products to participants. From this year the...
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Magazine: Cleanness taxed
Since the product fee act has been amended, from January 2015 a product fee is imposed in some new product categories. For instance in the case of soaps and detergents...
Read moreSunday closure: the scope of the exceptions will not be expanded
The government decided about the regulation relating to teh Sunday rest day: the scope of the exceptions will not be broadened – Kovács Zoltán government spokesman told MTI after the...
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The K&H and the Dairy Product Board have signed a cooperation agreement
The K&H Bank Zrt. and the Tej Szakmaközi Szervezet és Terméktanács (Dairy Interprofessional Organisation and Product Board have signed a cooperation agreement. According to the cooperation agreement, trhe &H Bank...
Read moreWe can comment on the EKÁER on the government’s portal
The revised draft law of the EKÁER was published, anyone can comment about it on the government’s portal – hvg.hu wrote. From now, anyone can comment on the detailed rules...
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Lővei Péter became the new supply chain director of the Dreher Breweries
Lővei Péter joined the Dreher Breweries as a supply chain director. The professional has 15 years of professional experience. He will be responsible for the integration of the newly launched...
Read moreA close to 2.2 million euros support for the promotion of wine products in foreign markets
The mountain villages can claim nearly 2.2 million euros subsidy for the promotion of viticultural and wine products in third countries between 2015 and 2017. The Minister of Agriculture’s regulation...
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The Tokaji Aszú of the Dereszla winery was given to poets
The award-winning Tokaji Aszú wine was the wine gift at a recent renowned international poetry event. The Dereszla winery’s 6 butt Tokaji Aszú, which is the winner of the 10th...
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An expo promoting the Hungarian wine and spa tourism to be held in Bratislava
An exhibition presenting theHungarian wine and spa tourism will be held in Bratislava on 19 March. The “Spa and Wine” exhibition will be held for the first time. The organizers...
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The Nébih had withdrawn dried orange cocktail from circulation
The orange product test of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) continued with the monitoring of dried and candied orange products. One out of the four marketed products had...
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The Gluttonous Thursday action attracted one and a half million guests in ten years
In the past ten years nearly one and a half million people visited the participating restaurants in the past ten years nationwide, since the Gluttonous Thursday action started – Lipcsey...
Read moreTourism increased in Nyíregyháza
Last year the tourism in Nyíregyháza increased above the national average, by 7.2 percent – Parillák Gabriella, press officer of the mayor's office told MTI. She told that according to...
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The confectionery industry body elected a professional president
The Hungarian Confectioner Industry Board elected new officials recent days. The professional president became Horváth Ferenc confectioner, while the co-chairman became Selmeczi László, managing director of the industry body –...
Read moreMost of the foreign visitors were Russian in Héviz last year
Compared to the previous year, the Russian guests dominated in Héviz in 2014, where a total of almost 1.1 million overnight stays were registered last year – the mayor of...
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Costly food chain safety
In 2015 the food chain safety supervision fee, which was introduced in 2012, grew to 6 percent of a company’s net sales for those grocery retail chains which make more...
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Magazine: EKÁER: NAV’s GPS
Since 1 January every road transportation carried out by toll-paying vehicles has to be reported to the Electronic Freight Goods Tracking System (EKÁER). In the case of high-risk food products...
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More than 4,000 billion HUF EU fundings will be available for economic development
The European Commission has adopted all three operational programs under the supervision of the Ministry of National Economy (NGM), so more than 4,000 billion HUF EU fundings are available for...
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Yellow checks can be paid in the Tescos, first among the retail chains
Tesco has launched its check point services. The department store chain has set up 226 terminals in 209 of its shops in Hungary, where the customers can pay up their...
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The food vending machines will be given a registration number
A total of 625 food and beverage vending machines were announced to the National Tax Administration (NAV); until last Friday . All of the operator needs to report their equipments...
Read moreThe GVH, the MNB and the NFH have signed a cooperation agreement
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH), the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) and the National Consumer Protection Authority (NFH) have signed a cooperation agreement for the consistent enforcement of the law...
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Uniliver welcomes the trans-fatty acid regulation
The grace period of the trans-fatty acid regulation expired on 18 February 2015.Since then the stores cannot market products that contain too many trans-fatty acids. The trans fatty acids adversely...
Read moreNew chairman at Tesco from March
The Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, has named John Allan as its new chairman, succeeding Richard Broadbent who said in October he would step down in the wake of the supermarket's...
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The Magosz asks the government to support the small and medium-sized farms
The Association of the Hungarian Farmers' Societies and Cooperatives (MAGOSZ) asks the Hungarian government to support the small and medium-sized farms. According to the association, in accordance with the general...
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The Corinthia hotel to be turned into a coffee bar
On 21-22 February the domestic coffee and bar world’s decisive event the KávéBár Bazár (CoffeeBar Bazaar) will be held for the sixth time in the five-star Corinthia Hotel Budapest. The...
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The French government publishes the expansion of the Sunday opening hours in a decree
The French National Assembly adopted the French Government’s proposal on the extension of Sunday opening hours. It was one of the most controversial issue of the economic reform package. Instead...
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The Márton és Lányai pálinkas were awarded by several medals
The Márton és Lányai (Márton and his Daughters) pálinkas have proved their high quality again at this year’s 6th Quintessence Pálinka Competition. The Vilmoskörte Pálinka, the Gurulós Raspberry Pálinka, the...
Read moreA portion of the unearned agricultural subsidies shoud be pay back
A part of the European Agricultural Rural Development Fund’s co-financed subsidies shoud be paid back if the farmers not fulfilled what they undertook when received the support. The regulation of...
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Finance officers seized fake perfumes on the M7 motorway
More than 1,700 boxes of fake perfumes were found by the finance officers on the M7 motorway in an Italian license plated car in which a Macedonian couple have traveled...
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