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The government will give significant amounts for the development of the wineries
The government devotes a significant amount of technological development to the wineries, from the 1,300 billion HUF rural development program of the coming period – Kis Miklós Zsolt Minister of...
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KSH: a revival in foreign trade in June
The foreign trade turnover increased significantly in June: the value of exports calculated in euros increased by 13.4 percent, while the imports by 8.9 percent, compared to the previous year,...
Read moreThe NÉBIH will test the freshly harvested grain
In order to filter out contamination in grains, the NÉBIH will test the mycotoxin ie fungal toxin content of cereals – the deputy director of NÉBIH told M1 news channel...
Read moreHungary’s fish consumption is lagging behind the EU
The per capita consumption of fish in Hungary is the lowest in the EU – 444.hu wrote. In fact, Hungary only precceedes such countries as Mongolia, Nepal and Ethiopia. Even...
Read moreNo false alarms: Grapevine flavescence dorée in the vineyards
Year 2015 brought an excellent vintage to those in the wine-growing regions that were not affected by hail or vine diseases. However, the professional event of Syngenta, the professionals also...
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Bread of the Hungarians: 236 tons of wheat has been gathered until now
Until now, 236 tons of wheat was gathered in favor of the Bread of the Hungarians program. The collection continues at 46 collecting points of Hungary until 12 August –...
Read moreThe NAV found more than fifty thousand packs of contraband cigarettes
The finance guards of the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) found a total of 52 thousand packs of contraband cigarettes in two pickup trucks on the 8th main road...
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The Castle of Déva was added to the Minature Hungary in Szarvas
The country’s only interactive maquette park in Szarvas was expanded with a new historical building; the Castle of Déva. The latest mini building of the model park was inaugurated by...
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The Hungarian National Tourist Office launched a dog-friendly accommodations promotional campaign
The Hungarian National Tourist Office (Magyar Turizmus (MT) Zrt.) has announced a promotional campaign aims to promote dog-friendly accommodations for August and September. The campaign titled Travel with a Dog...
Read moreIs it possible to know all the wines in the world – Video of the day
There are less than 200 people in the world who own the title Master Sommelier, and there are reasons behind this fact. It is hard to know the great nu,ber...
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Loyalty programmes are massively popular: 6 from 10 shoppers want the gifts
According to a survey, more than two thirds of European shoppers like to visit stores offering loyalty programmes. Six out of ten shoppers said the gifts they can get in...
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Consumers are in a better mood, but they are still also saving money
Hungarian consumers were more willing to part with their money in Q1 2015 than in Q4 2014. This trend is reflected in the fact that the Hungarian consumer confidence index...
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Final stage of the budgetary period’s first round of grants starts
This summer the final stage of the EU’s current budgetary period’s – which ends in 2020 – first round of grants starts. In the time there is left from this...
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Beer is popular
Hungarian brewers sold 2 percent more (in volume) beer last year and the same sales growth is expected for this year as well. According to data published by the Federation...
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Standardised EU data protection regulation planned
The European Union plans to introduce new, standardised data protection regulation. This step would foster fair competition and help businesses to profit from the advantages of the Digital Single Market....
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200m² and smaller
200m² and smaller stores sold a bit more than HUF 11 billion worth of household chemicals and cosmetics in January-April 2015. If we examine the below-50m² channel separately, we can...
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New award for young executives
The Young Executives Academy organised its ‘Young executive of the year – 2015’ award programme for the first time. Annamária Tóth, the head of academy operator Coaching Team told our...
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Magazine: Joining forces for educating the next generation
The National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) and Szent István University’s Faculty of Veterinary Science signed an agreement on starting a Food Safety Department at the university. With the new...
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Nearly one hundred exhibitors at the Hungarikum festival in Szeged
The Hungarikum festival in Szeged will be held for the eighth time – Elekes Zoltán, director of the festival told M1 news channel. Elekes Zoltán told that nearly 100 exhibitors...
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A baguette crisis is threatening Paris
In Paris, the iconic baguette is so beloved that historic laws insist upon bakers curtailing their holidays to remain open throughout the summer months. Now, those laws have been scrapped...
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This year’s Sziget Festival is expected to break records
Thousands of people arrived to the Sziget Festival on Sunday, before Monday's first official (minus-first) day. The vast majority of the festival goers are coming from abroad, and there is...
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FAO: food prices on a six-year low
Food prices fell to the lowest in almost six years, led by plentiful supplies of dairy products and palm and soyabean oil, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation....
Read moreFM: the Italian wine remains under lock until the completion of the investigations
Until the completion of the tracking investigations the 50 thousand hectoliters of Italian wines will be blocked by the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) Fazekas Sándor, Minister of Agriculture...
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FruitVeB: the effect of extreme heat affected all plant species and varieties
Ledó Ferenc, the president of the Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Interprofessional Organisation (FruitVeB) told MTI that the effect of extreme heat affected all plant species and varieties. Ledó Ferenc reminded...
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Oroszlán Szonja has become the face of Apenta VitaMixx
The popular actress Oroszlán Szonja became the face of Apenta VitaMixx. The distributor, the Maspex Olympos Kft. chose the nice and athletic actress, because the company wanted a well-known, but...
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Beer and more: the World Day of Beer is celebrated on 7 August
The International World Day of Beer was celebrated in Hungary for the first time, within the “Beer and more” event series of the Association of Hungarian Brewers. The World Day...
Read moreNearly 90 percent of the winter wheat was harvested in Zala County
So far, 88 percent of the winter wheat was harvested in Zala County on a more than 20 thousand hectares of area. The average yield was 5.18 tons per hectare...
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Cofidis: 40 percent of the population repay loans
Currently, 40 percent of the 18-69 year-olds are repaying loans loans, while the ratio of new borrowers has not changed since last year, compared to the entire population. While in...
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Russians destroy tons of fruits and vegetables
The destruction of products covered by the Russian food embargo begun is in accordance with the recently signed Russian presidential decree. Vladimir Putin signed the decree on the destruction of...
Read moreIllegal tobacco processing plant was found in Kékcse
The National Tax and Customs Authority’s finance guards found an Illegal tobacco processing plant in Kékcse, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county. Dávid Zoltán, press officer of the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county customs and excise directorate...
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