Tag "EU"
EU Commissioner: European Commission’s agriculture and food roadmap guarantees EU food security
The agriculture and food roadmap adopted by the European Commission in February will ensure EU food security – and sovereignty, said Christophe Hansen, EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Safety,...
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Sándor Farkas: area-based support should remain in the seven-year EU budget after 2028
Hungary would like both the currently valid area-based support and the support provided under rural development programmes to remain in the EU budget period after 2028, the Parliamentary State Secretary...
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EU Commission gives the green light to Alcohol-Free Organic Wine
Organic winemakers will now be allowed to de-alcoholize their wine without losing its organic certification. The EU Commission has decided to amend the EU Organic Regulation accordingly. German Minister of...
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More than 130 organisations call for EU Action Plan for Plant-based Foods by 2026
More than 130 groups representing farmers, health professionals, consumers, animal welfare and environmental interests have written a letter to European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food, Christophe Hansen, urging him to...
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European farmers must be protected
European farmers, the daily bread of European citizens, must be protected – the Minister of Agriculture emphasized on Monday on the M1 current affairs channel. According to István Nagy, this...
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EU agreement reached to reduce food and textile waste
EU member states and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on new rules to reduce food and textile waste. These would reduce waste from food processing and manufacturing...
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27 EU agriculture ministers: a separate agricultural budget is needed, with regionally based subsidies!
European farmers, the daily bread of European citizens, must be protected – the Minister of Agriculture emphasized on Monday on the M1 current affairs channel. According to István Nagy, this...
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The European Commission has set out a roadmap to improve the competitiveness of agriculture and the food industry
The European Commission published a roadmap on Wednesday to improve the competitiveness and attractiveness of the agricultural and food sector by simplifying regulations, promoting innovative solutions and promoting digitalisation. According...
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The EU will take firm action against measures that hinder free trade
The European Commission considers US President Donald Trump’s trade policy based on the principle of “reciprocity” a step in the wrong direction, does not see the increase in export tariffs...
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The productivity of Hungarian companies is worse than anywhere else in the EU
According to a recent analysis by GKI Economic Research Ltd., Hungary’s manufacturing exports showed significantly lower growth than those of the countries in the region between 2010 and 2023. While...
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EU-US tariff war: tariffs are bad for companies, even worse for consumers
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has expressed regret over new US tariffs that are putting a significant burden on European steel and aluminium exports. In a statement on...
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EU mobilises €200 billion in investment to develop artificial intelligence
The European Commission has launched the InvestAI initiative, which will invest €200 billion in the development of artificial intelligence (AI). The initiative was announced by Ursula von der Leyen, President...
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Eurozone economy stagnated in the fourth quarter
Contrary to analysts’ expectations, the eurozone economy stagnated in the fourth quarter of 2024, Eurostat’s latest report revealed. Preliminary analyses had projected growth of just 0.1%, but even this slight...
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The EU has approved another alternative protein source: flour beetle larva powder
The European Union has taken another step towards the introduction of alternative protein sources: on 20 January it authorised the marketing of powdered larvae of the UV-treated common mealworm (Tenebrio...
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A general decrease characterizes the producer price of slaughter pigs
According to AKI PÁIR data, the producer price of domestically produced slaughter pigs, excluding VAT and transport costs, was 772 forints/kilogram of carcass warm weight in December 2024, a 10...
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All European trade must prepare for Trump’s tariffs
Europe must prepare for potential trade tariffs from new US President Donald Trump, warned Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), at the World Economic Forum in Davos....
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Banning ‘forever chemicals’: EU moves to restrict PFASs
The European Commission is planning to introduce a new proposal aimed at a broad ban on the use of so-called “perfluoroalkyl substances” (PFAS) in consumer products. The measure aims to...
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EU and Mexico conclude negotiations on revised trade agreement
The European Commission and Mexico concluded negotiations on Friday to revise the common trade agreement that entered into force 25 years ago. The new agreement, the Commission said, will provide...
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Orange prices up 10 percent
According to a December report by the European Commission, the EU’s orange production could increase by 8 percent to 6.18 million tonnes in 2024 compared to a year earlier. According...
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GKI analysis: We are further away from eurozone membership than we were 10 years ago
Hungary committed to adopting the euro when it joined the European Union. Below, we analyze the fulfillment of the four key criteria required for joining the eurozone. The budget deficit...
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V4 Agricultural Chambers: united action to protect farmers
The agricultural chambers of the Visegrad countries – the National Council of Agricultural Chambers of Poland (KRIR), the Hungarian National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK), the Agricultural Chamber of the Czech...
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AM: the importance of the beekeeping sector goes beyond itself
The importance of the beekeeping sector goes beyond itself, honey can be imported, but pollination cannot – stated István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture, at a conference on the future of...
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The importance of the beekeeping sector goes beyond itself
Honey can be imported, but pollination cannot – stated István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture, at a conference on the future of the European beekeeping sector, held in Brussels on Thursday...
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EU: the application of international law is also an obligation in cyberspace
The Council of the European Union approved a statement on the common interpretation and obligation of the application of international law in cyberspace, in which the member states stated: cyberspace...
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Polish Deputy Prime Minister: the EU-Mercosur cooperation agreement threatens Polish agriculture
The cooperation agreement to be concluded between the European Union and the member states of the South American Mercosur free trade zone threatens Polish agriculture – warned on Thursday Wladyslaw...
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Ministry of Agriculture: farmers are not obstacles, but partners in the green transition
European farmers should not be seen as an obstacle, but as an indispensable partner in the process of the green transition – stated Oszkár Ökrös, the Deputy Secretary of State...
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An agricultural and rural development tender worth HUF 1 billion has been published
By the end of October, the government announced 21 calls for tenders for agricultural and rural development with a budget of around HUF 1,000 billion, and HUF 2,895 billion is...
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EU summit – Charles Michel: the internal market must be deepened
We must deepen the internal market of the European Union, companies must be helped with capital in investments and innovation, said Charles Michel, President of the European Council, on Friday...
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Farmers are not obstacles, but partners in the green transition
European farmers should not be seen as an obstacle, but as an indispensable partner in the process of the green transition, said Oszkár Ökrös, the Deputy Secretary of State for...
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GKI: The need for competitiveness reforms in the EU and Hungary’s role in the changes
The European Union faces significant competitive challenges, needing reforms as outlined in the Draghi report. Key areas for improvement include promoting innovation, boosting digital transformation, enhancing energy efficiency, reforming the...
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