News and articles
Variations on VAT cut
Date: 2013-03-14 12:10:13
The government will discuss the issue of reducing VAT on food products on 27 March. It seems tha the Minister for Rural Development, insists to the referral that was jointly...
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Tax exemption on the home distillation of pálinka was filed at the European Court of Justice
Date: 2013-03-14 11:55:31
Tax exemption on the home distillation of pálinka was registered at the European Court of Justice. In the case, the European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against Hungary – the...
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Fruit trees are pruned at Tedej Group’s dairy farm
Date: 2013-03-14 11:51:57
The prune of apple trees is completed, and the prune of sour cherry began at Tedej Group’s dairy farm – Bódi László, Tedej Group’s CEO told MTI. He told that...
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Four out of five cakes are locally baked at Auchan
Date: 2013-03-14 11:50:07
The Auchan stores are waiting the costumers with extended range – for example, with spongy and salty cakes only available at Easter. Nowadays 80 percent of the cakes sold at...
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The Ukrainians spend more on alcohol, cigarettes and illegal drugs than on clothing and shoes
Date: 2013-03-14 11:45:48
According to the datas of the Ukrainian State Statistics Office published on Wednesday, the Ukrainians spent more on alcoholic beverages, tobacco and illegal drugs last year, than on clothes and...
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15th March is the international day of consumers
Date: 2013-03-14 11:32:00
World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) is an annual international occasion. The day aims to enhance solidarity within the international consumer movement. March 15 gives us an opportunity to promote the...
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Unicum won gold medals at the World Spirits Competition
Date: 2013-03-14 11:25:47
The Unicum and the Unicum Szilva (Unicum Plum) was awarded with gold medals at the World contest for high-quality distillates, at the World Spirits Award – the Company announced. At...
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Sausage Muster Festival at the Castle Garden in Gyula
Date: 2013-03-14 11:10:42
The fourth International Sausage Festival begins on Saturday at the Castle Garden in Gyula. The event aims to promote and present smoked sausages and the making of them. Butcher plants...
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Immediate help by Coop
Date: 2013-03-14 10:38:14
Throughout the terrible weather circumstances brought about by the snow-storm, Coop has offered immediate help to drivers on the roads in need, in strong co-operation with mayors of the villlages...
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How long may the fast winds blow for the Hungarian meat industry?
Date: 2013-03-13 13:09:44
Is this the nadir, or is it possible to screw more on the machine pressing the sector? – Éder Tamás president of the Meat Association gave this title of his...
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KSH: agri producer prices rose by 18.1 percent in January
Date: 2013-03-13 12:20:35
In January, the agricultural producer prices rose by 18.1 percent, compared to the same period of last year – the Central Statistics Office announced on Wednesday. The data corresponds to...
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Fierce competition and a steep increase in e-commerce
Date: 2013-03-13 12:17:13
More and more people choose online shopping instead of classical in Hungary – shows the comprehensive market analysis of Olcsóbbat.hu and UNAS involving more than 2,000 partners of webshops. 68...
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The Hungarians like schnitzel and fried potatoes the most
Date: 2013-03-13 12:00:41
Cottage cheese, stew, schnitzel and fried potatoes or pancakes? These are foods that the Hungarian housewives like to prepare. But which meal is on the table of the Hungarian families...
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Agricultural Conference: irrigation could increase grain yield
Date: 2013-03-13 12:00:25
The annual 15 – 16 million domestic cereal production can be increased to 20 million tons per year with proper irrigation – Jakab István, Vice President of the National Assembly...
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Budapest Bank: 14 percent of the small businesses have loans
Date: 2013-03-13 11:59:22
Currently, only 14 percent of the micro and small enterprises have loans. 46 percent of them has overdraft loans, 19 percent have Széchenyi Card Overdraft Loan, and 10 percent have...
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The Easter egg range satisfies all requirements in the Auchan
Date: 2013-03-13 11:58:15
The Auchan supermarket chain awaits its costumers with uniquely wide range of eggs and fair prices. Based on the results of last year, this year more than one and a...
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U.S. retail sales rose in February
Date: 2013-03-13 11:53:33
U.S. retail sales rose by 1.1 percent in February, above the expected 0.7 percent – the Ministry of Commerce announced. The owners of websops and construction department stores have experienced...
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Investigation was launched in Romania, due to contaminated turkey meat
Date: 2013-03-13 11:50:58
Romanian authorities have initiated an investigation after turkey meat treated with antibiotics from Romania was found by German authorities in Germany. Vladimir Manastireanu, vice president of the Romanian Animal Health...
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GKI: An economic recovery plan, apart from a fairy tale
Date: 2013-03-13 11:26:03
A blueprint of the government's actions for the 2014-2018 period. You can download the report from here....
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Hungarians purchase milk and bread more often than the European average
Date: 2013-03-12 13:10:04
Most people considers the favorable price / performance ratio as the most important factor when buying milk, meat, poultry, and deli goods. The majority of the Hungarian costumers purchase meat,...
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GfK: mineral water is still a good business
Date: 2013-03-12 13:00:23
The Hungarian population consumes mineral water several times a week, in practice it has become part of the daily diet. An average household is purchasing about 330 liters a year,...
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Analysts: Inflation in the coming months can fall to 2.1 – 2.6 percent
Date: 2013-03-12 12:50:22
Consumer prices fell by 0.1 percent in February, compared to January, and were 2.8 percent higher than a year earlier – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Tuesday. The...
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The mandatory deposit can ruin selective waste collection
Date: 2013-03-12 12:20:48
The introduction of deposit on the single-used beverage packagings can eliminate selective waste collection and would cause unreasonable additional costs for the state and the economy – was said at...
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The Ministry of Rural Development (VM) would easen the damage of dairy producers caused by aflatoxin
Date: 2013-03-12 12:10:44
The Ministry of Rural Development has been working on the regulation, which would provide assistance to producers who are forced destroy their milk that excess the limit of aflatoxin content...
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The Hungarian-Azerbaijani agro and food industrial working group holds its first session
Date: 2013-03-12 11:55:55
The Hungarian-Azerbaijani agro and food industruial working group holds its first session on Tuesday in Baku – the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) told MTI on Monday. The Hungarian working...
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A New York judge has decided that the mayor can not ban high-sugared drinks
Date: 2013-03-12 11:40:03
A judge struck down New York’s limits on large sugary drinks on Monday, one day before they were to take effect, in a significant blow to one of the most...
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Decline in retail sales is slowing down in Croatia
Date: 2013-03-12 11:35:56
In January 2013 the volume of retail sales fell by 5.3 percent in Croatia, compared to the previous year, which is less than the 6.1 percent decline of December –...
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Nike and Adidas are expanding in China
Date: 2013-03-12 11:00:21
Adidas and Nike are expanding in China this year. Both companies seek to slit a bigger slice from the 24 billion USD Chinese market with new market strategies. Nike, which...
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RAUCH Hungária is celebraing its 20th birthday
Date: 2013-03-12 10:39:50
RAUCH Hungária is celebrating its 20th anniverary this year. the international company has been present in Hungary since 1993, and they are one of the major companies using pure Hungarian...
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Henkel: Working together for sustainability
Date: 2013-03-12 10:35:47
Henkel is publishing its latest Sustainability Report today. The focus of this 22nd issue is on the implementation of the sustainability strategy that the company presented in 2012. At the...
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