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Consumer confidence in the euro area and in the EU improved in February
Consumer confidence in the euro area and in the European Union improved in February, according to final figures released by the European Commission on Thursday. The euro area, which comprises...
Read moreThe Eastern European and Baltic countries insist on retaining resources for the Common Agricultural Policy
The agriculture ministers of Eastern Europe and the Baltic states said in a joint statement in Warsaw on Monday that maintaining the level of resources available for the Common Agricultural...
Read moreConsumer confidence in Europe has improved
Consumer confidence in the euro area and the European Union improved markedly in February, according to a preliminary flash estimate released by the European Commission on Thursday. In the euro...
Read moreThe EU Council adopts new VAT rules for e-commerce and small businesses
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the European Union (ECOFIN) has adopted new rules to facilitate the detection of VAT fraud in cross-border e-commerce and simplified the VAT rules...
Read moreAM: 2021will be a transitional period for EU agricultural support
There will be a transition period next year for EU agricultural subsidies, while the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will be governed by the regulation for the 2014-2020 period for...
Read moreEU forecasts: the European economy will show stable but subdued growth over the next two years
According to the European Commission’s (EC) winter economic forecast, the European economy is on a path of steady but moderate growth over the next two years, with job creation and...
Read moreThe agricultural ministry is developing a strategic plan for the use of the CAP
The Ministry of Agriculture has begun to develop a strategic plan for the support system for the period 2021-2027, which will include the framework, directions and justifications for the utilization...
Read moreEuropean Commission: EU excise duty on tobacco products has not contributed to reducing consumption
The EU minimum excise duty on tobacco products did not contribute to discouraging consumption, although the current rules work well for the predictability and stability of Member States’ budget revenues,...
Read moreThe EU offers duty-free trade to Britain
The EU offers London an agreement on trade free of duty and quotas. This could be the central pillar of the partnership between the Union and Britain, privatbankar.hu quoted EU’s...
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The economic sentiment in the euro area and the EU improved in January
The euro area economic sentiment rose to a five-month high in January and a seven-month high in the European Union, according to a report released by the European Commission’s Directorate-General...
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EU support for agriculture should also be provided during the transitional period
Farmers should continue to receive their subsidies after the current Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) expires at the end of this year – Nagy István Minister of Agriculture head of the...
Read moreThe European Court of Auditors is an effective but not flawed EU SME program
The EU SME support program is effective and innovative progrma but has problems – the European Court of Auditors’ Special Report on the Instrument to support small and medium-sized enterprises...
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Survey in the Hospitality Industry about Disposable Plastic Tools
Deadline for partial ban on single use plastics is approaching: Companies have one year to find a solution to replace their multiple disposable plastic devices – mfor.hu wrote. Last year,...
Read moreThe EU Trade Commissioner said that trade relations between Washington and the European Union could be resumed
Trade relations between Washington and the European Union can be restarted – Phil Hogan, European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner said in Washington, to reporters. Phil Hogan said at a press...
Read moreThere is a growing demand for homemade pálinka
Initiatives to produce certain quantities of concentrated beverages exempt from tax could be on the agenda again in the relevant forums of the European Union – Tállai András, Minister of...
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Expert: the employment of the 20-64 age group surpasses the EU target
In Hungary, the average employment rate for the 20-64 age group is 75.5 percent, above the 75 percent target set by the European Union for 2020 – Csath Magdolna economist...
Read moreLess than half of EU passengers are familiar with EU passenger rights
Less than half of EU passengers, 43 percent, know that the European Union (EU) regulates passengers’ rights, according to a European Commission survey released on Monday. According to the survey,...
Read moreConsumer prices in OECD countries have accelerated
In OECD member countries, the annual growth rate of consumer prices accelerated to 1.8 percent in November, from the 1.6 percent of October, the lowest rate since November 2016. In...
Read moreNegotiations on the new Common Agricultural Policy will continue in Brussels next year
At the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on Monday, EU agriculture ministers agreed that further negotiations on the details of the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) were needed and that an...
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The gap between the richest and poorest EU member state is narrowing but still huge
Slightly reduced but still huge gap between richest (Luxembourg) and the poorest country (Bulgaria), according to a report released last Thursday by the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat)....
Read moreThirteen EU Member States have supported Hungarian apiculture proposals
Thirteen EU Member States supported Hungarian proposals to strengthen the beekeeping sector at a meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on Monday – the Ministry of Agriculture (MTI) told...
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Euro area inflation is at its lowest for three years
Euro area inflation fell to a three-year low in October, according to a statement released on Friday by the European Union’s statistical office, Eurostat. In the 19 euro area countries,...
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European Commission: The EU is taking action against customs duties on frozen French fries in Colombia
The European Union classifies it as an illegal anti-dumping measure and initiates dispute settlement proceedings against Colombia at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over customs duties on frozen French fries...
Read morePM has agreed with EU finance ministers on tax exemptions for home-made pálinka
Tax exemptions on home-made pálinka were again discussed at a meeting of the European Union’s finance ministers in Brussels – Finance Minister Varga Mihály said after the meeting, according to...
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Tokaji is also included in the EU agreement with China on the protection of geographical indications
The name Tokaji is also included in a bilateral agreement between the European Union and China on the protection of geographical indications containing one hundred European and one hundred Chinese...
Read moreApiculture association: about 550,000 tonnes of honey is consumed each year in the European Union
Almost one-third of the world’s honey production, about 550,000 tonnes of honey is consumed a year in the European Union (EU), but EU beekeepers can produce only half of it,...
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Economic sentiment deteriorated in the euro area and in the EU in October
Economic sentiment in the euro area deteriorated more than expected for the second consecutive month in October, reaching a five-year low, as industry sentiment is increasingly spreading to services and...
Read moreThe EP asks the European Commission for a new proposal to protect bees
MEPs adopted a resolution on Wednesday calling for greater protection of bees and calling on the European Commission to draft a new proposal after Member States say they have loosened...
Read moreAM Minister of State: to maintain EU agricultural subsidies is an expectation
Hungary cannot accept a larger reduction than the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union justifies, so keeping current Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funds at the current level is a minimum...
Read moreAM: The agricultural ministers of the Visegrád countries met in Prague
The shaping the future of the Common Agricultural Policy and forestry issues were the main topics of the meeting of the agricultural ministers of the Visegrád Cooperation in Prague, which...
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