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The EU wants higher tax on tobacco products
An at least a 5.4 percent increase in the excise tax on cigarettes in Hungary would meet the expectations of the European Union – Falcsik István tax consultant told Világgazdaság....
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Inflation has accelerated in Europe
Growth in consumer prices has risen in the euro area and in the European Union in March. According to the final data published on Wednesday by the European Union’s statistical...
Read moreBritish business minister: there will be a customs agreement with the EU
The head of the British business ministry says there will be a customs agreement between Britain and the European Union after the expiration of the British EU membership. Greg Clark,...
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Economic growth has slowed down in the EU and in the euro area as well
Economic growth has slowed throughout the European Union and the euro area in the first quarter of this year both in annual and monthly comparisons, according to a report released...
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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...
Read moreFazekas 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)...
Read moreFazekas: 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...
Read moreThe 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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