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It is prohibited to market foods containing more than allowed trans fatty acid from Wednesday
From Wednesday, it is prohibited to market foods containing more than 2 grams of trans fatty acids in 100 grams of total fat content. The one-year grace period ends on...
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An increase in the EU economy
The gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014 in the EU28 on a quarterly basis – according to the preliminary data of the...
Read moreIt also depends on the investments where we would gladly work
According to the datas of Randstad, the payment was the most important for the Hungarian workers in 2014, but on the basis of the international trends, it can become more...
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The Hungarian Mobile Wallet Association starts an incubation program
The Mobile Wallet, in addition to the simplifying and acceleration of the financial transactions can follow the entire purchasing process from the recognition of the product to the cashier. The...
Read moreThe EKÁER causes difficulties again
The businesses and the tax authority will only have a few working dasy to prepare for the changes of the Electronic road freight Control System (EKÁER) if the parliament accept...
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More than fifty thousand visitors at this weekend’s FeHoVa
Almost 54 thousand people visited the largest hunting and fishing exhibition of the region. The FeHoVa that was held between Thursday and Sunday, as well as the Budapest Boat Show...
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The Budapest Fish Festival has become the largest fish festival in Europe
The Budapest Fish Festival has grown to the largest fish festival in Europe in terms of the number of exhibitors and area. The Budapest Fish Festival will be held this...
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The demand is growing for rented cars
The car rental market moved towards a positive direction last year. The demand grew for rented cars both on corporate and private side. Those rent a car operators were able...
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The luxury caviar of Salzburg costs hundred thousand euros
A Salzburg-based fish merchant prepares caviar enriched with gold from an albino sturgeon fish specie. The price of the caviar is hundred thousand euros per kilo, or more than thirty...
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Fifteen hundred years old grape seeds were found in the Negev desert
Charred grape seeds dating back 1,500 years were discovered recently in an archaeological excavation in the ruins of the ancient Byzantine city of Halutza, about 19 miles southwest of Beersheba....
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Healthdrops – Blueberries
The prevalence of dementia is increasing with expansion of the older adult population. In the absence of effective therapy, preventive approaches are essential to address this public health problem. Blueberries...
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The Hungarian insurance poster (1900-1990)
MKVM launches its exhibition on the Hungarian insurance poster, from 1900 to 1990. The musum not only exhibits its own collection, but that of private collectors, too....
Read moreHungarian-Azeri business forum
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán opened the Hungarian-Azeri business forum on 11 November in Budapest. He told that the energy sector would be a key area of cooperation between the...
Read moreMoscow dictates prices
The Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) keeps monitoring and publishing the world’s agri-food prices and trends. We can learn from their latest market report that due to the import ban...
Read moreSubsidies needed for energy crop storage
NAK’s crop growing department held its annual meeting at the Faculty of Horticulture of Kecskemét College. Gergely Domján, NAK president in Bács-Kiskun County told that heavy rains in the harvest...
Read moreMagazine: Question emerge concerning the cosmetics regulation
The European Union’s cosmetics regulation (1223/2009/EC) entered into force in 2013. Its goal is to harmonise community rules in order to create a standardised internal market for cosmetics products and...
Read moreAnalysts: the GDP data is surprisingly positive
Analysts polled by MTI assessed teh fourth quarterly GDP data as surprisingly favorable. The analysts also drew attention to the fact that such a high last-quarterly GDP growth occured in...
Read moreHay Group: a real wage growth above the European average is expected this year in Hungary
In Hungary, a higher than the European average real wage growth is expected this year – according to the latest survey of the Hay Group international management consulting firm. The...
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A reduction in the number of agricultural bankruptcies
The sectoral bankruptcy rate has risen in recent years in all sectors, but in 2013 produced a long-term decline. This trend did not last in 2014, the index by the...
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Deloitte: the non-performing loan market is recovering in Central Europe
Over the past year, the sales of portfolios of the badly performing loan increased significantly in nine Central European countries examined by Deloitte – the audit firm informed MTI. The...
Read moreKovács Zoltán: no government regulation about Sunday exemption yet
All sorts of doubtful speculations appear in the media in connection with the exemption under the Sunday store closure including which stores can get exemption. Kovács Zoltán government spokesman told...
Read moreThe French National Assembly adopted the Government proposal on the extension of Sunday opening
On Saturday, the French National Assembly adopted the French Government’s proposal on the extension of Sunday opening. It was one of the most controversial issue of the economic reform package....
Read moreThe Czech breweries closed a good year in 2014
The Czech breweries had a good year last year. Both the Prazdroj in Pilsner and the Budvar in Budejovice reported an increase. The Prazdroj is the Czech Republic's largest brewery...
Read moreThe pollen substitute feed was GMO-contaminated
The beekeeper association was able to warn the honey producers that a GMO-contaminated feed was marketed in Hungary. The Hungarian bees have not met yet with the pollen substitute bee...
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An international research team found the genetic basis of obesity
An international team of scientists revealed more than 90 new gene areas, which may explain why some people are more prone to obesity. Researchers examined the gene pool of more...
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The “father” of Nutella dies at 89
Michele Ferrero, the world’s richest confectionery maker whose Nutella chocolate and hazelnut spread helped raise generations of Italians and define Italian sweets, has died, officials said. He was 89. Pietro...
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Valentine's Day: special offers and high occupancy in hotels
The hotels in Hungary are preparing with special offers for Valentine's Day. According to the correspondents of MTI, an extremely high occupancy is expected. Kovács István, the Secretary General of...
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The benefits of the Kaposvár card are expanding
The Kaposvár card is expanding with new benefits. The Kaposvár card was introduced ten years ago and it was the first such initiative in Hungary – the local government told...
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Saying thank you for the galadinner
Everyone seemed to be happy with last Thursday's dinner by MVI to celebrate the sponsors of last November's Károly Gundel Gale-evening at Újlipótváros-bsed VakVarjú restaurant....
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Drops of health – Citruses
The antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties of Dead Sea magnesium chloride, citrus oil, and their combination were investigated. Citrus oil is composed of monoterpenes, in particular D-limonene, which is known to...
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