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The competitive disadvantage of EU e-merchants could be eliminated
The good news for EU e-merchants is that the 22 euros VAT-free limit for products ordered from third countries will be lifted, thus reducing their competitive disadvantage compared to Far...
Read moreAM: Hungary issues a separate opinion on the European Commission’s Farm-to-Table strategy
The Agriculture and Fisheries Council is expected to adopt the Farm-to-Table strategy developed by the European Commission at its meeting on 19-20 October; However, Hungary will make a separate statement...
Read moreThe WTO has allowed the imposition of European criminal duties on US products
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has allowed the European Union to penalize a U.S. products in a value of 4 billion USD, due to providing illegal subsidies to U.S. aircraft...
Read moreEuropean Court of Auditors: The Union must increase the rate of recycling of plastic packagings
The European Union needs to increase the rate of recycling of plastic packagings, as there is a serious risk that it will not meet its targets for 2025 and 2030,...
Read moreEuropol has seized almost 28 million illegal or counterfeit goods, including face masks
In an international operation, nearly 28 million illegal or counterfeit goods, including 27 million masks and unusable or substandard medical devices, were seized by law enforcement authorities in EU member...
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AM: CAP reform talks in Brussels have turned to the finish line
The aim of the German Presidency of the Council is for the Member States to adopt the Council’s position on the new rules of the common agricultural policy in October....
Read moreThe EU and China have signed an agreement on the protection of European geographical indications
The European Union and China have signed an agreement to protect hundreds of European geographical indications (geographical indications and designations of origin) and hundreds of Chinese geographical indications in the...
Read moreEuro area and EU gross domestic product declined on a historic scale in the second quarter
Gross domestic product fell less than in the first estimate, but still the largest ever recorded, in the second quarter in both the euro area and the EU, according to...
Read moreEmployment in the European Union plummeted in the second quarter
The second quarter saw the largest decline in employment ever recorded in both the euro area and the EU, according to a report by Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical office,...
Read moreVon der Leyen needs clearer, more predictable travel regulations in the EU
There is a need for clearer, more predictable regulation in the European Union for all measures that restrict freedom of movement in the Member States due to the spread of...
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Economic performance in the euro area declined sharply in the second quarter
Economic performance declined and employment fell sharply in the second quarter as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic in both the European Union and in the euro area. According...
Read moreHungary successfully stood for home brandy brewing
Hungary has consistently advocated tax-free brewing for its own purposes, and this can now be achieved at the EU level as well, András Tállai, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry...
Read moreGDP: fell significantly in the EU and the euro area in the second quarter
In the euro area, gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 12.1 percent and in the EU as a whole by 11.9 percent in the second quarter, compared to the previous...
Read moreHungary can receive a huge amount from the EU
Hungary can get a lot of EU money in the next EU cycle. Portfolio estimates that the framework could jump considerably, and at that time we had not even drawn...
Read moreAn agreement was reached about the seven-year EU budget
A few minutes after half past six in the morning, EU leaders finally managed to reach an agreement on the EU budget for the next seven years and a recovery...
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Industrial production in the euro area was weaker than expected in May
In May, industrial production in the euro area declined more than expected year-on-year and grew less than in April, according to a report by Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical office....
Read moreEurobarometer: EU citizens are increasingly aware of their EU rights
Citizens of the European Union are becoming more aware of their Community rights and the vast majority are familiar with the term “European Union citizen”, according to a Eurobarometer survey...
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ITM: Hungary is at the forefront of EU consumer protection
Hungary is at the forefront of EU consumer protection, as evidenced by the fact that last year Hungarian consumer protection reported 171 high-risk dangerous products to the European Union’s non-food...
Read moreEU forecast: A deeper economic recession is expected, with wider divergences between member states
Despite a rapid and comprehensive EU and Member State response, the European Union’s economy is plunging into a deep recession this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, and as emergency...
Read moreEuropean Commission: the number of notifications and actions on dangerous products has increased
The number of notifications and actions on dangerous products increased last year. The authorities of countries participating in the European Consumer Protection System reported more than 2,200 alerts and respondedto...
Read moreMagosz cannot prepare for the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy
It is not possible to prepare for the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy in one year, which must be developed in accordance with the new environmental regulations, ie the Green...
Read moreNon-EU citizens can come to Hungary only from Serbia
“With the exception of Serbia, we cannot fulfill the union’s request to release citizens from non-EU countries for the time being, because that would be contrary to the health interests...
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Changes in competition law will strengthen the procedural rights of the GVH
In the future, co-operation between the competition authorities of the EU member states will be strengthened, and their procedural powers will also be expanded and unified, Baker McKenzie said at...
Read moreChlorate residues in food
There is still a lot of the known pesticide, i.e. chlorate, in the environment, and with the chlorination of waters and the increasing use of various disinfectants, it is constantly...
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Consumer sentiment improved in the euro area and the EU in June
In June, consumer sentiment in the euro area and the EU rose slightly more than expected, according to a survey by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs...
Read moreEU pork production has increased
In March 2020, slaughterhouses in the European Union produced about 2 million tonnes of pork and 600,000 tonnes of beef. This meant a 3.3 percent increase in pork production, compared...
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Foreign investment has stalled in Europe due to the crisis
One-third of foreign investment launched last year in Europe has stalled as a result of the current global economic crisis, according to EY’s latest European Attractiveness Survey (FDI). According to...
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The euro area’s foreign trade surplus fell to a fraction in April
In April, due to the demand-reducing effect of pandemiological restrictions, the euro area foreign trade surplus shrank more than expected to a fraction of a year earlier, according to a...
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EU Member States lose 15 billion euros a year due to counterfeiting
Counterfeiting has cost more than 83 billion euros to legitimate producers worldwide, with EU Member States losing 15 billion euros a year between 2013 and 2017 – according to the...
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