Tag "EU"
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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Hungarian agricultural exports increased dynamically in the first half of the year
The measures taken to renew the Hungarian agriculture and food industry and the developments implemented have reached their goal, they continued to expand, and agricultural exports exceeded last year’s value...
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A joint online petition was launched to protect farmers
In order to protect the farming community and maintain a safe food supply, the Association of Hungarian Farmers’ Associations and Farmers’ Cooperatives (Magosz) and the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK)...
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Eurostat: packaging waste produced by EU residents decreased in 2022
In the European Union, 83.4 million tons of packaging waste were generated in 2022, 186.5 kilograms per inhabitant, which is 3.6 kilograms less than the 2021 figures, but an increase...
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In October, the economic performance of the Eurozone decreased slightly
In October, the economic performance of the Eurozone decreased modestly, but for the second month already, based on the preliminary values of the joint purchasing manager index (BMI) of the...
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Brussels wants to take away area-based agricultural subsidies from farmers
Brussels is planning to take away area-based agricultural subsidies from farmers, Minister of Agriculture István Nagy said on Monday in a video message uploaded to his Facebook page. He stated...
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István Nagy urged the protection of farmers in Luxembourg
Agriculture Minister István Nagy urged the protection of farmers and the creation of predictable market conditions on Monday in Luxembourg, prior to the meeting of the agriculture ministers of the...
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Employees of the hygiene and catering industry protested in Brussels
Hundreds of European security, hygiene and catering industry workers gathered at noon on Tuesday in Brussels, in the center of the quarter that houses the European Union institutions, to demand...
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