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Mihály Varga: the Hungarian economy successfully received the last credit rating of this year
Date: 2024-12-06 11:31:35
“This year alone, the credit rating agencies have assessed Hungary 12 times, and despite the deterioration of external conditions, they have kept our country in the investment grade category every...
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Nébih: 7 out of 25 “rescue packages” were on the verge of compliance from a food safety perspective
Date: 2024-12-06 11:29:58
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) recently conducted a product test under its Szupermenta program, focusing on fruit and vegetable food rescue packages. These increasingly popular packages, often available through mobile...
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Challenges in Hungarian Grain Production: Focus on Quality and Sustainability
Date: 2024-12-06 11:24:20
At the Portfolio Agrárszektor 2024 Conference, industry experts revealed that 60% of Hungary’s corn harvest is unsuitable for food production, leading to a loss of key export markets, including Italy. Although this...
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A light truck delivers sweets – Waberer’s supports ten thousand children in need on Santa Claus’ Day
Date: 2024-12-06 11:13:35
Waberer’s, which regularly participates in the delivery of donations to the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service throughout the year, has decorated its truck with festive lights. This year, on Christmas Eve,...
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Christmas rush: parcel traffic doubles during the holidays
Date: 2024-12-06 11:06:51
During the holiday season, parcel traffic related to online orders increases significantly, which places a heavy burden on parcel delivery services and post offices. Parcel carriers are warning customers to...
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Hungarian companies are optimistic about climate change
Date: 2024-12-06 11:00:24
According to EY’s international research, the majority of Hungarian companies are optimistic about meeting their climate targets, and 70% are confident that they will reach their sustainability goals. This article...
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Researchers from the University of Debrecen examined the role of sweet corn in preserving health
Date: 2024-12-06 11:00:12
Researchers from the University of Debrecen (DE) examined the increase in the yield of sweet corn and its role in preserving and improving human health: the four-year project, carried out...
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The future of automated stores: Unmanned stores may appear in Hungary too
Date: 2024-12-06 10:58:03
Coop Szeged Zrt. will soon take its store network to a new level by introducing automated technologies. According to the company, the Coop unit on Szent István Square may be...
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Smartphone payments turnover increased by 180 percent in two years
Date: 2024-12-06 10:56:00
In ten months, K&H customers spent more than 469 billion forints with smart devices. This is 58 percent more than a year earlier, while compared to the same period in...
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The Success of Rosé Wines: The Triumph of Fruitiness and Freshness
Date: 2024-12-06 10:55:58
Rosé wines uniquely blend the rich flavors of red grapes with the freshness and vibrancy of white wines, making them a highly sought-after segment in the Hungarian wine market. At...
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AKI participates in the carbon farming project supported by the European Commission
Date: 2024-12-06 10:45:06
On behalf of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA), an international consortium is examining several policy instruments in order to define appropriate incentives for reducing greenhouse gas...
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REWE offers animal-free cheese in Germany
Date: 2024-12-06 10:44:42
REWE is offering cheese lovers a new sustainable cheese alternative: Frischhain, a completely animal-free cheese developed by the start-up Formo, is available in three different versions. This article is available...
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Online shopping scams: a cautionary case about Kockabolygó and Kockaváros
Date: 2024-12-06 10:44:40
Online shopping has become increasingly challenging in recent years due to the widespread presence of scammers. Platforms like Facebook Marketplace are particularly notorious, where conducting transactions without encountering fake profiles and...
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Hungarian Commissioner responsible for animal welfare in the European Commission
Date: 2024-12-06 10:30:13
The new European Commission has taken office. For the first time since our accession to the EU, there is a Hungarian Commissioner who can directly act to promote EU and...
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From January 1, buyers must pay producers within 30 days
Date: 2024-12-06 10:15:09
The 30-day payment deadline for agricultural and food products has been in force since 2012, but – in order to protect producers – violating it will also result in an...
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AI handbook for the communications industry to be published
Date: 2024-12-06 10:12:51
Domestic trade organisations, including MAKSZ, MMSZ and MLE have teamed up under the leadership of Nikolett Blaskó to draft an industry code of practice for AI use. This article is...
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Farmers take to the streets in Belgium to protest against the EU-Mercosur agreement
Date: 2024-12-06 10:10:21
Several dozen farmers took to the streets in eastern Belgium to protest against the conclusion of a free trade agreement between the European Union and the South American Mercosur countries,...
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Hungary encourages the development of knowledge-based agriculture
Date: 2024-12-06 10:00:29
The Hungarian EU Presidency focuses on knowledge-based agriculture and the creation of a sustainable, crisis-resistant, farmer-friendly agriculture, said the State Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development of the Ministry of...
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Charges brought against man who railed against hail damage mitigation system
Date: 2024-12-06 09:45:26
The Békéscsaba District Prosecutor’s Office has charged a 42-year-old man from Orosháza with attempted extortion and has filed a motion to impose a suspended prison sentence against a 42-year-old man...
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The Bread of the Hungarians program is a thanksgiving for Hungarian farmers
Date: 2024-12-06 09:30:51
The Bread of the Hungarians – 15 million grains of wheat program represents the thanksgiving of Hungarian farmers in action, the Minister of Agriculture said on Thursday in Tass, Bács-Kiskun...
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Porridge and granola among products to feature in UK junk food advert ban
Date: 2024-12-06 09:27:52
Porridge and granola are among the products included in the UK government’s junk food advertising ban next year. New rules revealed that the restrictions would include ready meals, stuffed pasta,...
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EU agri-food body set up to help work on agriculture and food
Date: 2024-12-06 09:15:56
The European Commission has set up a new consultative body, the European Agriculture and Food Council, to build and maintain a culture of dialogue, trust and multi-stakeholder participation within the...
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Lidl stops selling tobacco in new stores
Date: 2024-12-06 09:12:21
Discounter Lidl has decided to stop selling tobacco products in its new and refurbished stores in Belgium. Belgian legislation will ban supermarkets from selling tobacco from 1 April 2025. In doing so,...
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Coca-Cola Launches Initiative To Bolster Retailers In India
Date: 2024-12-06 09:06:39
Coca-Cola India has announced a new support programme for small to medium sized retailers, the Super Power Retailer Program, with which the soft drink giant is seeking to ’empower retailers...
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Ecological research institute draws attention to the importance of composting on the occasion of World Soil Day
Date: 2024-12-06 09:00:40
The Ecological Agricultural Research Institute (ÖMKi) draws attention to the importance of composting in its announcement on the occasion of World Soil Day on Thursday. “Compost is one of the...
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(HU) A nap mondása
Date: 2024-12-06 06:02:13
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KSH: retail turnover exceeded the same period of the previous year by 3.6 percent and the previous month by 1.2 percent
Date: 2024-12-05 14:08:03
In October, the volume of retail trade turnover exceeded the same period of the previous year by 4.0 percent according to raw data, or 3.6 percent adjusted for calendar effects,...
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NGM: retail turnover grew dynamically again, by 4 percent
Date: 2024-12-05 12:28:33
According to the latest data from the Central Statistical Office, the strong expansion of retail trade turnover since January continued in October 2024. Following the temporary slowdown caused by the...
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The Hungarian Red Cross is organizing a Christmas fundraiser in Auchan stores
Date: 2024-12-05 11:56:46
The Hungarian Red Cross is collecting donations at Auchan over the two weekends of December during their joint campaign called “A Package of Love”. They primarily need non-perishable food products,...
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GLS Hungary has put its 2000th parcel locker into operation
Date: 2024-12-05 11:43:53
GLS Hungary announced that it has put its 2,000th parcel machine into operation, which is located in MOM Park in Budapest. The company now operates a total of 3,050 GLS...
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