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Poultry stop due to the salmonella meat scandal

Due to the salmonella meat scandal, the European Union forbade to enter the EU market to 20 Brazilian meat processing companies – agrarszektor.hu wrote. The measure will enter into force...

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The NAK’s position is also valid in the European Commission’s new directive proposal

The European Union has announced a new regulatory proposal aimed at improving the role and conditions of competition for farmers and small and medium-sized enterprises in the food supply chain....

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Financial Times: the Eu would transfer tens of billions of euros from Eastern Europe to the southern member states

The European Union would transfer tens of billions of euros from the Central and Eastern European member states to the severely troubled southern Member States, including Spain and Greece, in...

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Falling milk prices can be expected this year

The EU milk market is expected to drop this year according to an analysis by the Agricultural Directorate of the Takarék Group – agrarszektor.hu wrote. Consumption and processing on the...

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The EU would allow higher import duties to be imposed on dumped goods

EU foreign ministers have adopted a position on the modernization of EU trade defense instruments, which would allow higher import duties to be imposed on dumped goods – the Council...

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The European Commission has proposed the strengthening of EU consumer rights

The European Commission has submitted a package of measures to strengthen European consumer rights – the EU commission said. As it has been said, despite the strict consumer protection rules,...

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Euro area inflation increased by 1.4 percent in March

Euro area inflation increased by 1.4 percent in March from the 14-month nadir of February in line with the expectations – according to Eurostat’s report published on Wednesday In line...

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The economic sentiment deteriorated in the euro area and in the EU

The economic sentiment deteriorated in the euro area and in the European Union higher than expected in March. According to the report released on Tuesday by the European Economic and...

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Risky poultry import poses a food safety risk

The free-trade agreement between the European Union and the South American MERCOSUR countries could not be established until the recent Brazilian meat scandal was investigated by the authorities – Erdős...

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Fazekas Sándor: the production safety of Hungarian farmers is guaranteed

Hungary has successfully defended the interests of the Hungarian farmers at the meeting on the future of the common agricultural policy. The EU agriculture ministers have made decisions that provide...

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Economic growth in the EU is accelerating this year

The European Commission (EB) forecasts a faster growth, even higher than last year’s outstanding economic performance. Instead of the previously forecasted 2.1 percent increase a 2.3 percent growth is expected...

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Animal breeders can prepare for huge changes after 2020

The Council of Agrarian Ministers met in Brussels on Monday and adopted a resolution on the post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy – agrarszektor.hu wrote. The farmers can prepare for huge changes...

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The number of employed people in the EU and in the euro area broke records again

In October-December last year, the number of people employed in the European Union and in the euro area rose to a new record for the fourth consecutive quarter, indicating that...

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The EC has established an expert center to improve food quality

The European Commission has set up a knowledge center on fighting food fraud and dealing with food quality. It will begin to operate on Tuesday – the EU commission told...

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The European Commission: most dangerous products reported in the EU come from China

Most of the dangerous products reported in the European Union are coming from so-called third countries, most of them, 53 percent from China, according to a report released on Monday...

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Retail sales declined in the euro area and in the EU in January

The retail sales of the euro area and the EU declined in January, contrary to the market expectations – according to Eurostat. In Hungary, retail sales in January reached the...

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EU payments are close to 1000 billion HUF

So far, the European Commission paid all performance-based payments to Hungary in the 2014-2020 cycle – Világgazdaság Online wrote. With regard to the projects of the 2014-2020 EU development cycle,...

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Europe began year 2018 with declining inflation

In January, inflation declined on a monthly basis in the euro area and in the European Union. Eurostat announced on Friday that the annual inflation in January fell to 1.3...

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The EP has voted on the sheep and goat sector report

The Agriculture and Rural Development Committee of the European Parliament (EP) has voted for the sheep and goat sector report containing Hungarian proposals as well. According to Erdős Norbert, Fidesz...

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The minimum wage gap is large in the EU

There is a huge, nearly eight-fold gap between the EU member states in the minimum wage. The highest minimum wage is paid in Luxembourg – according to a report released...

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The EU has increased the allocation for the promotion of agricultural products

The European Commission has increased the amount of support to promote the European agricultural products within the EU and around the world to 169 million euros (about 52.4 billion forints)...

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Fazekas: the EU Member States do not want to reduce farmers’ support

The Member States of the European Union do not want to reduce farmers’ support, the V4s are also committed in this – Fazekas Sándor, Head of the Ministry of Agriculture...

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Consumer confidence has worsened in the euro area and in the EU

Consumer confidence declined in the euro area and in the European Union in February, according to the preliminary estimate of the European Commission. The consumer confidence index fell by 1.3...

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European Commission: The EU is characterized by vigorous economic activity and high employment rates

At the beginning of the 2018 European economic semester of the budgetary and social policy management, there is a strong economic activity, employment indicators are peaking, and declining unemployment has...

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The CAP’s legitimacy must be justified after 2020

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the oldest EU policy that has played a major role in the creation of a unified common market and must justify its legitimacy beyond...

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The competition commissioner named the last condition of the giant fusion

Margrethe Vestager EU Competition Commissioner sees only one issue to be clarified before the Bayer-Monsanto fusion, and this is about future digital developments – agrarszektor.hu wrote. Bayern made a generous...

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Most of the announcements affected fruits and vegetables in the EU

Last year, a total of 2930 reports were submitted to the RASFF at the EU level, according to the recently published summary of the European Commission, and 88 percent of...

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Magazine: Data protection deadline

Although the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union entered into force in May 2016, companies have time until 25 May 2018 to change their data management procedures...

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Hungary is willing to raise its payment for EU agricultural subsidies

Hungary is interested in a simpler and more prosperous EU common agricultural policy (CAP) in the post-2020 period – Fazekas Sándor, Minister of Agriculture told in Brussels on Monday. Fazekas...

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There is a need for a strong EU common agricultural policy with adequate resources

The EU’s common agricultural policy must serve quality, natural and healthy food production. Hungary supports GMO-free production, while the farming policy must also help ensure the livelihood of the rural...

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