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Italy is the largest ice cream maker in the EU

Among the 28 Member States of the European Union the most ice cream was made in Italy last year. Hungary is ranked 12th – Eurostat statistics show. According to the...

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The Hungarian farmers are active in the formation of the Common Agricultural Policy

Thanks to the calls from the National Chamber of Agriculture, the Hungarian farmers were active in the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy’s (CAP) consultation: the sixth most opinions on reforming the...

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The Latin American agricultural market opens

The South American Common Market (Mercosur) negotiated on the Free Trade Agreement with the European Union at its summit – Világgazdaság Online wrote. At the Argentine Summit of South America’s...

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More than 41 million counterfeit goods were seized across the EU last year

More than 41 million counterfeit products were seized by the customs authorities of the member states of the European Union (EU) last year at the EU’s external borders. The total...

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Eastern Europe’s carriers oppose the new Western European rules

The representatives of carriers from Eastern European countries protested att he EU Transport Commissioner due to the new Western European rules which, in their view, hinder the free services and...

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The price increases in Europe slow down

The annual comparative consumer prices in the euro area and in the European Union rose at a slowing pace in June. According to the data released on Monday by the...

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The EU’s unemployment rate is at a low point

Employment has been rising over the past few years in the European Union and unemployment has been the lowest since the economic crisis in 2008, according to the European Commission’s...

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The European Parliament argued for the production of longer-life products

Members of the European Parliament (MEP) at the plenary session in Strasbourg on Tuesday introduced arguments for introducing of longer-life products. The MEPs underlined that 77 percent of European consumers...

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Consumer sentiment is on a nearly sixteen-year high in the euro area

Consumer confidence in the euro area has improved considerably in June to its sixteen year peak. Consumer sentiment has improved in the European Union as well – the preliminary data...

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Consumer prices in the euro area and in the EU increased at a slowing pace in May

Annual comparable consumer prices increased in the euro area and in the European Union in May. According to figures, published by the European Union’s Statistical Office (Eurostat) on Friday, consumer...

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Price difference between the EU Member States is almost threefold

There were very big differences in the price level of goods and services in the various Member States of the European Union last year: Denmark was the most expensive and...

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The number of employed broke record in the EU and in the euro area

The number of persons employed increased by 0.4% in both the euro area (EA19) and in the EU28 in the first quarter of 2017 compared with the previous quarter, according...

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Hungary is in the last quarter of the EU ranking in terms of GDP and individual consumption

Last year, Luxembourg was the wealthiest member of the European Union: in terms of purchasing power parity, on the basis of the gross domestic product per capita (GDP) and per...

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The EU is the world’s largest medicine importer

The European Union was the world’s largest medicine importer last year, according to Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union. According to Eurostat, in 2016, most medicinal and pharmaceutical...

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Hungary’s agri-food export exceeded 8 billion euros once again

In 2016 our agri-food export went above EUR 8 billion again. Agri-food export increased by 1.6 percent and contributed to the nation’s total export with 8.6 percent. Although import grew...

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EU and euro area retail sales increased

Growth occured in retail sales in April in the European Union and in the euro area. Eurostat said on Tuesday that according to the seasonally adjusted data, retail sales increased...

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Visegrád countries: EU’s food independence had to be ensured

An Extraordinary Meeting of the Agrarian Chambers of the Visegrád Four Countries (V4) was held on 1-2 June 2017 in Nadarzyn, near Warsaw. The Agrarian Chambers of the Visegrad Four...

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The European Union sets thousands of free internet access points up

Political agreement has been reached by the EU institutions on the so-called WiFi4EU initiative, which will create thousands of free internet access points for 2020 on the continent, the European...

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V4 countries: the CAP reform should support the farmers equally

According to the agrarian chambers of the Visegrád Four (V4) countries, the next few months will be key to the possible reform of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after...

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The rate of GDP growth in the EU and the euro area barely changed

The euro area economy grew as it was expected, while the European Union’s economy expanded somewhat more than in the first quarter of this year – according to a second...

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Nébih: Food counterfeiting is the second largest illegal deal in the EU

After drug trafficking, the second largest illegal business is abusing with food chain products in the European Union and it is the fourth in the world – Helik Ferenc, Helik...

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EU retail sales declined

Monthly retail sales declined in March in the European Union, but increased in the euro area. The EU’s statistical office (Eurostat) on Thursday announced that according to seasonally adjusted data,...

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EU environmental policy makers were discussing about plastic waste in Malta

EU environmental ministers discussed the possibilities of fighting against pollution caused by plastic waste. The conference was organized by the EU Presidency in Malta on Wednesday, 26 April in Valletta....

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The EU is fighting against food waste

By 2030, the European Parliament wants to reduce the amount of food waste to the half of the current volume – Világgazdaság Online wrote. The report of the European Parliament’s...

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Inflation slowed in the euro area and in the EU

In March, the annual rise in consumer prices slowed in the euro zone and in the European Union. Eurostat confirmed inflation in March in the 19 countries sharing the euro...

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EU and the euro area retail sales increased in February

The seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade rose by 0.7 percent in both the euro area and the whole European Union (EU28) in February compared to the first month of...

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The gap between the richest and poorest EU regions is twenty-fold

There were huge differences between the in per capita gross domestic product of the 276 regions of the EU Member States in 2015 – according to data of the European...

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It is still EU law that is in effect in the United Kingdom

While the United Kingdom is a member of the European Union, the EU’s legal system needs to be respected – concluded a discussion in the European Commission in early March....

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One-third of the EU’s trade was concluded with the USA and China in 2016

The European Union concluded one-third of its trade with the USA and China in 2016. Hungary’s largest trade partner remains Germany – Eurostat reveals in its report published on Wednesday....

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The NGM submitted the amendments to the law on advertising tax

The National Economy Ministry (NGM) submitted the amendments to the law on advertising tax to the parliament on Tuesday. Despite the decision of Brussels, the government will not ask for...

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