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VM: According to the Hungarian-French agricultural working group the EU budget is acceptable

The Hungarian-French Working Group on Agriculture and Rural Development assessed the EU budget for the 2014-2020 period as acceptable – the Rural Development Ministry (VM) informed MTI on Friday. At...

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VM: Hungarian participation was successful at the world's largest trade fair for organic products

Hungarian participation was successful at the BioFach in Nuremberg. Next year Hungary can be a the key partner of the event – Tóth Katalin, Deputy Secretary of State at the...

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Catfish Salami and Asian delicacies at the Fish Festival in Budapest

The Budapest Fish Festival awaited its guests between 15 (Friday) and 17 (Sunday) February 2013. The organizers of the event invited Németh József, the representative of the National Culinary Association...

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Magazine: More things enjoyed at the same time

Cinema restaurants might have seemed odd 10 years ago but dinner-and-a-movie has become a successful concept in the last 1-2 years, especially in US cities. Several multiplexes and clubs offer...

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I've heard about it, but… 13 – What is tamale?

A tamale — also tamales — is a traditional Mesoamerican dish made of masa (a starchy dough, usually corn-based), which is steamed or boiled in a leaf wrapper. The wrapping...

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Pálinka vendors been caught in Borsod

Several people offered their pálinkas for sale on the internet Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county. The advertisement has also attracted the attention of tax inspectors. The sellers can expect a substantial fine –...

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The founder of the Fair Trade movement opened a Fair Trade shop in Budapest

In the past seven years, several attempts have been made to open Fair Trade shops with mixed success. Currently, the founder of the Fair Trade movement opened a shop with...

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The number of domestic overnight stays have increased

The results of the commercial accommodations in 2012 even exceeding the datas of the 2011 record year. Domestic tourism also played an important role in the growth – the Hungarian...

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Horsemeat scandal: Germany pulls lasagne off shelves

Horsemeat has been detected in frozen lasagne on sale in Germany and supermarkets have started removing the product from their shelves. The Real supermarket chain said it had withdrawn TiP...

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Premium whiskey by Jack Daniel's available in Hungary from February

Sinatra would typically offer a toast using a glass of Jack Daniel’s during his concerts from the 1950s to the 1990s. “I can assure you he was very fond of...

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If your plate is not empty you should pay a donation!

A restaurant in Japan punishes its guests, if they do not eat the food until the last bite – Yahoo writes. The strict restaurant is in Sapporo. The restaurant owner...

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KSH: GDP decreased by 2.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012

Last December, industrial production was 7.6 percent lower tha a year before. In the whole year, decline was 1.7 percent – the Central Statistics Office (KSH) published on Thursday. According...

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Euro area GDP down by 0.6% and EU27 down by 0.5%

GDP fell by 0.6% in the euro area1 (EA17) and by 0.5% in the EU271 during the fourth quarter of 2012, compared with the previous quarter, according to flash estimates2...

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Analysts: inflation may continue to fall, to 3.2 – 3.6 percent by the end of 2013

Analysts said that inflation certainly continues to decline until mid-year will and can decrease to 3.2 – 3.6 percent by the end of the year, so according to the projections,...

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The National Economy Ministry examines the possibility of VAT reduction on food products

The Ministry of National Economy Ministry examines the possibility of VAT reduction on basic food items, but no decision was born yet – InfoRádió writes. According to the recent study...

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The Ministry of Rural Development initiated to certificate fruit wines as intermediate alcohol product

The Ministry of Rural Development (VM) initiated to certificate fruit wines as intermediate alcohol product at the Ministry of National Economy and initated strict controls at the National Food Chain...

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Connections should be established between NAV and the cash registers until 1 May

According to the most recent Magyar Közlöny, Connections should be established between the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) and the cash registers until 1 May. The government decision calls...

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Thirty tonnes of pig meat was blocked by Nébih

The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) forbidden the marketing of thirty tons of frozen pork, after a check held at a wholesale warehouse in Budapest – Nébih informed MTI...

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Nestlé had a great year

Nestlé closed last year with a 10.6 billion Swiss francs net profit. This is 11.8 percent more than in 2011. The revenue rose by 10.2 percent to 92.2 billion Swiss...

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French firm suspected as culprit in horsemeat scandal

An investigation has identified a French meat-processing firm as a likely culprit in the horsemeat scandal that has enraged consumers across Europe and implicated traders and abattoirs from Cyprus to...

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The Fish Festival in Budapest debuts with fish-flavored candy-floss

The visitors of the festival can meet products from fish-flavored candy-floss through African catfish slami, to Russian fish soup withvodka. The Fish Festival in Budapest will await its guests between...

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MTA’s Wine Competition winners were chosen

Wines from Tokaj Villány, the Uplands, Szekszárd, and from the Great Plain can bear the Wine of MTA 2013 title this year. This is the fourth time that the MTA...

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I've heard about it, but… 13 – What is flights?

Tasting flight is a term used by wine tasters to describe a selection of wines, usually between three and eight glasses, but sometimes as many as fifty, presented for the...

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Hrabal pub

One simply cannot evade success if they decide to open a Czech pub in Budapest! There is one essential success factor though: ‘the Czech connection’ for good beer. We have...

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Hrabal pub

One simply cannot evade success if they decide to open a Czech pub in Budapest! There is one essential success factor though: ‘the Czech connection’ for good beer. We have...

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Hungarian National Tourist Office: The Lake Balaton’s tourism utilization can be increased further

The Balaton region's tourism utilization can be increased further, its clientele is changing and expanding, 90 percent of the tourists are satisfied – shows the result of the research of...

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There is a ninja in everyone – Video of the day

The best fruit-slicing video game you've maybe played on your phone comes to life in stunning detail in the short made by Scott Winn, who makes a lot of wonderful...

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The consumer may pay the fee of returning the product?

Internet merchants have had enough that the buyers return those goods to them that they don’t like and the merchants should pay the extra costs. According to the new EU...

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Hungary is participating at Europe's largest organic trade fair

Hungary takes part at Europe's largest organic trade fair at the BioFach trade fair held in Nuremberg between 13-16 February – the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) told MTI. According...

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Cargill has become the main sponsor of the “Cast yourself into!” program

The Cargill Magyarország Zrt. and the Hungarian Association of Young Farmers (AGRYA) signed a grant agreement, according to which the company interested in agriculture became the main sponsor of the...

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