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South American chickens can be imported into the EU with duty discount
The EU poultry market can be adversely effect if the European Union wants to offer a preferential / duty free import tariff quota for the South American Free Trade Association...
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The milk producers demonstrated in Brussels again
The EU milk producers demonstrated in front of the European Commission’s (EC) headquarters in Brussels again – agrarszektor.hu wrote. The farmers are pushing for action to get a fair share...
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Another EU step towards protecting consumers: here is the trademark reform
The new comprehensive EU trade mark reform has come into force: “Certain Community trademarks may be canceled after a 5-year grace period on the basis of the report of a...
Read moreA Hungarian initiative is being discussed on honey in the European Union
A Hungarian initiative is being discussed on honey, apiaries and bee keeping in the European Union, Erdős Norbert Fidesz MEP said at a press conference in Budapest on Sunday. According...
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The EU is investing 30 billion euros for innovation
The European Commission is investing 30 billion euros for new solutions to the societal challenges and breakthrough innovations in the 2018-2020 period from the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Framework...
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Brussels’ VAT return: 150 billion euros losses due to VAT frauds
At the beginning of October, the European Commission (EC) presented a reform plan for the EU VAT law, the main objective is to reduce the scope of VAT frauds and...
Read moreHungary stands by the two-pillar EU common agricultural policy
Hungary stands by the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP). This is the interest of the Hungarian farmers – the Minister of Agriculture told M1 news channel. Fazekas Sándor recalled that...
Read moreEU: the lack of digitization hinders precision farming
By 2020, the European Commission will cover the European Union with a high-speed broadband Internet network – agrarszektor.hu wrote. The biggest obstacle to agricultural implementation is that elderly farmers do...
Read moreThe EU supported the fight against climate change with 20 billion euros last year in the developing countries
The European Union supported the combat against climate change with about 20 billion euros (6,200 billion forints) in the developing countries last year – the Council of EU Member States’...
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The EU would easen the opportunities for food donation
The European Union would facilitate rules on food donation, thereby reinforcing action against the emergence of food waste, the EU commission announced. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture...
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The foreign trade surplus of the euro area has declined
In August, the foreign trade surplus of the euro area declined and was lower than expected, according to Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical office. In August, the trade surplus of...
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Nearly a quarter of the EU’s population is under threat of impoverishment
23.4 percent of the European Union’s population, 117.5 million people were threatened last year by poverty or social exclusion, according to a report released on Monday by the EU’s Statistical...
Read moreFree wifi access points to come all over Europe
The European Union will fund the establishment of at least 6,000 free wireless internet access points across the bloc by 2020 under a scheme called WiFi4EU, the European Council said...
Read moreIn trade with Russia, the EU lost 30 billion euros due to the sanctions
In trade with Russia, the European Union lost 30 billion euros due to the sanctions against Russia until 2017, according to a study published on Friday by the Austrian Economic...
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Eurostat: European coffee production grew by 10 percent in 10 years
In 2016, the European Union (EU) imported nearly 3 million tons of coffee, 10 percent more than 10 years ago. Imports amounted to 6.9 billion euros, Eurostat said in a...
Read moreThe number of business trips fell sharply in the EU
The number of business trips decreased to nearly half between 2007 and 2015 in the European Union – Eurostat’s survey was published on Tuesday. According to the data of the...
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Heavier fines in e-commerce
According to the Consumer Conditions Scoreboard 2017, published by the European Commission on 25 July, the rapid expansion of e-commerce entails not only a higher level of consumer consciousness, but...
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A more unified Europe, at every level
In the second half of 2017 the main debate topics of the European Parliament (EP) will include the future of the EU and issues related to environmental protection, labour law...
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The number of employed people in the EU and in the euro area broke a record again
The number of employees in the European Union and the euro area rose to a new record in April-June for the second consecutive quarter. According to a report released on...
Read moreThe beekeepers may receive tax exemption
The draft report made by Erdős Norbert, Member of the European Parliament proposes tax exemption in all Member States for the beekeepers – agrarszektor.hu wrote. According to the findings of...
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GDP growth in the EU and the euro area accelerated in the second quarter
GDP growth in the EU and the euro area accelerated in the second quarter on quarterly base – according to not definitive figures. The European Union’s statistical office, Eurostat, said...
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Advances from EU funding are now paid sooner
According to GKI Economic Research Zrt., Hungary’s economy grew faster than expected in the 1st quarter of 2017. This growth slowed down a little in April but speeded up again...
Read moreEurostat: France has the highest number of hotels in the EU
The highest number of accommodations can be found in France in the European Union, according to Eurostat. Last year, France had a total of 5.1 million commercial accommodation units, followed...
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There was no change in inflation in the European Union
The inflation rate has not changed in the European Union nor in the euro area in July – Eurostat reported on Thursday. According to the statistics from the European Union’s...
Read moreEurostat: Hungarians spend less on holidays than the EU average
Luxembourg’s citizens spent the most on vacation in 2015 in the European Union, about EUR 740 per trip and per person (225 thousand HUF), while in Hungary this amount is...
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Brussels calls for summit over major egg contamination scandal
The European Commissioner, responsible for food safety has called for a meeting of ministers and national regulatory agencies for Friday, to discuss a widespread European contamination scare, which has seen...
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Hungary will organize the China-Europe Soybean Congress next year
The 2018 China-Europe Soy Symposium of the Duna Szója Szövetség (Danube Soya Association) and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences will take place in Budapest and Vienna, which is a...
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Hungary spends the most on leisure and cultural activities in the EU in the proportion of the GDP
On average, the EU member states spend one percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) for the support of leisure, cultural and religious activities. In the proportion of the GDP...
Read moreBeer production increased in the EU last year
Last year, 39 billion liters of beer was produced in the European Union, 400 million liters more than in 2015. The Union’s beer production was 76 liters per capita in...
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Retail sales increased in the European Union
The pace of retail growth in June accelerated both the euro area and in the EU – Eurostat’s figures show. Eurostat estimated that the volume of retail sales, compared to...
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