Tag "EU"
FM: the EU Agriculture Ministers urged to strengthen the bargaining power of producers
Date: 2016-12-14 11:33:58
The agriculture ministers of the EU Member States have adopted a political resolution on Monday, inter alia, about the suppress of unfair distribution practices – the Ministry of Agriculture (FM)...
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The EU’s and the euro area’s retail increased in October
Date: 2016-12-05 11:07:21
Retail sales increased in October both in the euro zone and in the European Union. The EU's statistical office (Eurostat) on Monday announced that, according to the seasonally adjusted data,...
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European Commission: EU's agriculture face major challenges
Date: 2016-12-02 11:13:49
The European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is facing serious challenges – Joost Korte, Deputy Director General of the European Commission’s Agriculture and Rural Development Directorate said in Siófok, on...
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Chamber of Agriculture: increasing competitiveness is the interest of the Hungarian farmers
Date: 2016-12-01 11:17:03
Competitive production as well as preparations to take part in the international competition successfully is the interest of both the Hungarian and European farmers. The international competition will spill into...
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1,600 billion HUF EU funds are expected to be paid until end of the year
Date: 2016-11-30 11:10:45
About 1,500-1,600 billion HUF EU funds are expected to be paid until end of the year to the applicants – the MInister of State responsible for Development said in Nyíregyháza...
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European Commission: the EU dairy sector package will improve the position of dairy farmers in the supply chain
Date: 2016-11-24 11:33:46
The situation of the dairy farmers within the supply chain can be improved with EU-wide measures – Phil Hogan European Agriculture Commissioner said in Brussels on Thursday. It is more...
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European consumers are confident
Date: 2016-11-22 11:01:28
Consumer confidence strengthened appreciably in the euro zone in November, while in the European Union a slightly less improvement occured – according to the European Commission's preliminary flash estimate that...
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Consumer prices increased in the euro area and in the EU
Date: 2016-11-17 11:03:20
Annual consumer prices in October increased for the fifth month in the euro area and in the European Union. According to the data published on Thursday by the statistical office...
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Fazekas: the government will have to fight hard for the agricultural subsidies of the farmers
Date: 2016-11-16 11:48:04
The government will have to fight hard for the agricultural subsidies of the farmers in the new EU budget period starting in 2020 – Fazekas Sándor, Minister of Agriculture said...
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Retail sales declined in the euro area in September
Date: 2016-11-07 11:11:52
In September, retail sales decreased both in the euro zone and the EU, compared to the previous month, but increased in an annual comparison – the European Union's statistical office,...
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Hungary produced the majority of sunflowers in the European Union
Date: 2016-11-02 11:50:22
In terms of sunflower production, Hungary is in first place in the European Union. The harvested volume is more than 1.8 million tons this year – Czerván György, Minister of...
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Economic sentiment improved in Europe
Date: 2016-10-28 11:02:31
Economic sentiment improved in Europe in October in the euro zone and in the EU, because optimism increased in the industrial and service sectors. The European Union's Directorate-General for Economic...
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Agriculture ministers joined forces against the EU’s proposal
Date: 2016-10-26 11:10:39
The agriculture ministers of the Visegrad Four countries and Bulgaria, Slovenia and Romania adopted a joint declaration in Warsaw on Wednesday, in order to withdraw the European Commission’s proposal that...
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Increase in the euro-zone’s external trade surplus
Date: 2016-10-18 11:00:21
Compared to the previous year, the trade surplus of the euro area in August increased, while trade surplus of the European Union decreased – according to the European Union's statistical...
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Consumer prices increased in the euro area and in the EU in September
Date: 2016-10-17 11:05:27
Consumer prices increased in the euro area and in the European Union in September for the fourth consecutive month in an annual comparison. According to data published by Eurostat on...
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A significant increase in passenger traffic in the European Union in 2015
Date: 2016-10-10 10:18:54
Passenger traffic in the European Union last year grew by about 4.7 percent, compared to 2014 – the EU's statistical office (Eurostat) announced on Monday. The number of passengers was...
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Carton recycling rate in Europe is close to 50 percent
Date: 2016-10-06 11:33:49
Carton recycling in the European Union is at last within sight of reaching 50 percent. From under 30 percent in 2005, it has risen to 44 percent in 2015 -foodbev.com...
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Retail sales decreased in August in the EU and in the euro area
Date: 2016-10-05 11:11:56
In August 2016 compared with July 2016, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade fell by 0.1 percent in both the euro area (EA19) and the EU28, according to estimates...
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Producer prices declined in the euro area and in the EU in August
Date: 2016-10-04 11:11:30
In August, the producer prices decreased in both the euro zone and in the European Union, after the rise in the previous month – Eurostat reported on Tuesday. In August...
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Infringement proceedings may start because of the law on loss-making commercial companies
Date: 2016-10-03 11:51:35
Soon infringement proceedings may start, because according to the current legislation, those firms that are making loss for two years should be closed – Népszabadság wrote. Népszabadság wrote that Brussels...
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The European Investment Fund supports the Hungarian agricultural SMEs with 160 million euros
Date: 2016-10-03 11:30:42
The European Investment Fund has signed a cooperation agreement with the European Investment Fund (EIF) and the Agicultural Credit Guarantee Foundation (AVHGA) in order to encourage the borrowing mood of...
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Chamber of Agriculture: the agricultural chambers of the V4 countries do not support the CETA
Date: 2016-10-03 11:30:41
The Agricultural Chambers of the Visegrád Four (V4) countries do not support the free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Canada (CETA). In case of the TTIP (Transatlantic...
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Economic sentiment in the euro zone and in the EU improved in September
Date: 2016-09-29 11:10:09
Economic sentiment in the euro zone and in the European Union improved as well in September. According to the report, issued by the European Union Economic and Financial Affairs (ECFIN)...
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EU's Common Agricultural Policy needs to be simplified
Date: 2016-09-23 11:35:41
After the new EU budget period starting in 2020, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) needs to be simplifed and bureaucracy should be reduced – Fazekas Sándor said at a press...
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The amount of counterfeit goods seized by the EU authorities increased in 2015
Date: 2016-09-23 11:10:24
The customs authorities of EU member states seized about five million pieces more counterfeit articles in 2015 than in the previous year – the European Commission said on Friday. According...
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Improved consumer sentiment in Europe
Date: 2016-09-23 11:07:18
Consumer sentiment improved as expected both in the euro zone and in the European Union – according to the preliminary September survey of the European Commission’s economic and financial directorate....
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Consumer prices increased in the euro zone and in the EU in August
Date: 2016-09-16 11:10:37
Consumer prices in August increased by 0.2 percent in the euro zone and by 0.3 percent in the European Union in annual comparision – European Union statistical office (Eurostat) announced...
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Employment data broke a record in the EU and in the eurozone
Date: 2016-09-13 11:10:19
The number of employees reached a historical record in the European Union, while in the eurozone it was on an eight-year peak in this year's second quarter. According to the...
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Slowdown in GDP growth in the euro area
Date: 2016-09-06 11:05:17
In the second quarter, GDP growth slowed in the euro zone and in the European Union – according to the report of Eurostat published on Tuesday. According to the third...
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Depressed prices on the honey market
Date: 2016-09-05 11:31:59
Less than average honey was produced this year, but the purchase price is still low. The Hungarian beekeepers are selling the honey on depressed prices and want EU action against...
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