Tag "EU"
EU’s energy consumption fell below its 1990 level
Date: 2017-02-20 11:06:20
Energy consumption in the European Union in 2015 was below its 1990 level the EU’s statistical agency Eurostat announced on 20 February. EU dependency on imports of fossil fuel imports...
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The NAK urges unified EU actions to mitigate food waste
Date: 2017-02-15 11:10:10
The National Agricultural Economics Association (NAK) urges unified EU actions to mitigate food waste – the public body told MTI on Wednesday. The NAK supports the proposal – that encourages...
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Slower growth in the EU and in the euro area
Date: 2017-02-14 11:20:16
Compared to the flash estimate, the economies of the euro area and the European Union grew slower in the fourth quarter of last year – according to the second estimate...
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EU-level voucher system
Date: 2017-02-13 10:12:07
As of 1 January 2019 stricter and much more complicated rules will regulate the voucher system, because the European Union has adopted a directive aimed at harmonising and clarifying the...
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FM: the EU is satisfied with the Hungarian precautions against avian influenza
Date: 2017-02-10 11:28:21
The European Union’s food health commissioner is satisfied with the Hungarian authorities’ precautions against avian influenza. Vytenis Andriukaitis EU commissioner indicated that Hungary can continue to count on the financial...
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Our agri-food export to Greece has seen better days
Date: 2017-02-10 09:27:32
Hungary used to export agri-food products in the value of EUR 150 million to Greece after our accession to the European Union, but our direct export has reduced by half...
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European retail chains getting stronger
Date: 2017-02-09 10:39:21
In Q3 2016 the sales revenue of European retail chains increased – according to a report by Moody’s Investors Service. Moody’s vice president Vincent Gusdorf told: the good performance is...
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Cheap pre-financing can compensate the delay in payment tender
Date: 2017-02-08 11:11:11
In a few weeks the European Union’s tenders will start. The remaining tenders of the 2014 to 2020 budget period should be published by the end of March. The Prime...
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EU-level voucher system
Date: 2017-02-08 09:57:24
As of 1 January 2019 stricter and much more complicated rules will regulate the voucher system, because the European Union has adopted a directive aimed at harmonising and clarifying the...
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Economic growth accelerated in Europe
Date: 2017-02-01 11:09:41
Economic growth accelerated in Europe both in the European Union as a whole and in the euro area in the last quarter of last year – according to the first...
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Honey falsification: EU needs to take actions against honey adulteration
Date: 2017-01-31 11:34:07
If the beekeepers would sell their honey at current price it would mean bankruptcy for them – Nagyernyei Attila, president of the Tolna County Apiary Association told. The purchasers offer...
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Economic sentiment improved in the euro area and declined in the EU
Date: 2017-01-31 11:01:30
In January, the economic sentiment improved slightly in the euro area and deteriorated somewhat in the EU – according to the communication of the European Commission Directorate-General for Economic and...
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Csepreghy Nándor: Hungary is at the forefront in the use of EU funds
Date: 2017-01-26 11:18:25
Hungary is ranked as the first among the Visegrád countries in the utilization of the European Union funds, while in the European Union’s 28 member states Hungary is among the...
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The EU would like to stabilize the higher milk prices
Date: 2017-01-25 11:26:42
The past few months brought milk price increase globally. In Hungary, the national average producer price of raw milk was 88.65 HUF per kilo in December 2016. The average price...
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The number of overnight stays broke a record last year in the EU
Date: 2017-01-24 10:34:23
The number of overnight stays broke a record again last year in the European Union, despite the fact that far fewer people visited the tourist facilities of France and Britain,...
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Hungary asks for the European Commission’s crisis support
Date: 2017-01-23 11:12:56
In order to easen the economic impact of the bird flu, Hungary officially asks for the European Commission’s crisis support – the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) told MTI on Monday....
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Consumer sentiment improved slightly in Europe
Date: 2017-01-23 11:02:38
According to the preliminary data published by the European Commission’s Economic and Financial Affairs (ECFIN) on Monday, the sentiment index rose by 0.2 points to minus 4.9 points in the...
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China has become one of the most important trading partner of the EU and Hungary
Date: 2017-01-23 11:01:30
At a panel discussion at the Lámfalussy conference, Palotai Dániel, managing director of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) emphasized that China has become one of the most important trading partner...
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Euro zone’s inflation is on a nearly three-year peak
Date: 2017-01-18 11:10:13
Because of the increase in energy prices, the highest inflation of nearly three years occured last December in the euro zone – according to Eurostat’s statement, published on Wednesday. According...
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The innovative SMEs can receive 160 million euros fundings in eight EU countries
Date: 2017-01-18 11:02:55
The European Investment Fund (EIF) and the UniCredit bank signed a guarantee agreement through which innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid market capitalized companies can apply for 160...
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The EC expects a growth in the number of pigs in Europe
Date: 2017-01-17 11:05:26
The European Commission expects a slow but steady increase in the European Union’s pig meat production from 2018 until 2026. According to the projection, the output will be around 23.9...
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A growth in the euro zone’s merchandise trade surplus
Date: 2017-01-16 11:00:38
The European Union’s statistical office, Eurostat calculated that in November 2016, the exports of goods of the euro zone to the rest of the world increased by 6 percent to...
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The EU is acting against the sales of dangerous products
Date: 2017-01-15 11:19:52
The European Commission has tabled two legislative proposals to help businesses, and SMEs in particular, to sell their products within the European Union and to strengthen the controls of the...
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The EU sold 76 percent more pork to China
Date: 2017-01-13 11:25:03
According to the data of the European Commission, the European Union sold 26 percent more pork in the international market in the first ten months of 2016, compared to a...
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Retail sales decreased in Europe
Date: 2017-01-10 11:09:04
Retail sales in the euro zone and in the European Union decreased in November, compared to the previous month – according to Eurostat. In November 2016, retail sales in the...
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Wheat sown area hardly changed
Date: 2017-01-09 11:09:15
According to the EU’s statistical office, winter wheat seeds were sown on 24.2 million hectares in the European Union last year, which is the same as in 2015. According to...
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NBAC: 7.4 percent of the sales revenue is lost due to counterfeiting in the EU
Date: 2016-12-22 11:03:51
7.4 percent of the sales revenue (48 billion euros) is lost every year because of counterfeiting and different forms of piracy in the European Union – the National Board Against...
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Inflation increased in the euro area and in the EU
Date: 2016-12-20 11:03:10
Inflation increased in the euro area and in the EU in November, both the euro area and in the European Union, compared to October, according to the data of Eurostat...
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Good poultry export data
Date: 2016-12-19 11:24:44
According to the European Commission's latest November data, the total poultry meat output of the European Union is expected to rise 2.5 percent to 14.6 million tonnes compared to 2015....
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The productivity of the domestic firms is improving but still far from the EU
Date: 2016-12-15 11:05:35
Although there are some positive trends, there are major differences depending on company size and sector, but the productivity of only 1-2 percent of the domestic companies can be considered...
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