Tag "EU"
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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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...
Read moreThere 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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Eurostat: 2.03 percent of the EU’s GDP was spent on research and development last year
The Member States spent 2.03 percent of the European Union’s gross domestic product (GDP) on research and development (R & D) last year, just as in the previous two years....
Read moreEurostat: the Union’s tourism continued to grow in 2017
The number of guest nights spent in hotels in European Union member states continued to grow in 2017, exceeding 3.2 billion, which is an increase of 5.1 percent compared to...
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The EU would make the recyclable plastic packaging mandatory
All plastic packagings should be recyclable by 2030 in the European Union, and the use of disposable plastic materials should be reduced according to the strategy currently presented by the...
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Chinese tourism to the EU has increased threefold
Chinese tourism in the European Union has tripled over the past ten years, and the number of guest nights spent by Chinese has reached nearly 25 million in 2016 –...
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The chicken debate continues between the EU and the US
There is still a serious controversy between the United States of America (USA) and the European Union (EU). According to EU accusations, US companies supply chlorinated chicken meat to the...
Read moreRestrictions may come in case of the EU agricultural subsidies
Restrictions have to be taken in the Union’s new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) between 2020 and 2027, according to EU Budget Commissioner Günther Oettinger. While the British withdrawal leads to...
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The EU and Mexico are arguing on a cheese variety
An argument is taking place over the origin of Manchego cheese and it is hindering the completion of a trade deal between the EU and Mexico agrarszektor.hu wrote. The Latin...
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