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European Commission: EU's agriculture face major challenges
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...
Read moreChamber of Agriculture: increasing competitiveness is the interest of the Hungarian farmers
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
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
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
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
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...
Read moreFazekas: the government will have to fight hard for the agricultural subsidies of the farmers
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Read moreA significant increase in passenger traffic in the European Union in 2015
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
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
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
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...
Read moreInfringement proceedings may start because of the law on loss-making commercial companies
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...
Read moreThe European Investment Fund supports the Hungarian agricultural SMEs with 160 million euros
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...
Read moreChamber of Agriculture: the agricultural chambers of the V4 countries do not support the CETA
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
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)...
Read moreEU's Common Agricultural Policy needs to be simplified
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Read moreDepressed prices on the honey market
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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The performance of consumer markets in the EU continued to improve
The performance of consumer markets in the European Union continued to improve, however, there are still serious differences between the individual Member States – according to the European Commission’s report...
Read moreThe agricultural ministers stood beside the maintenance of the CAP
The meeting of the EU agricultural ministers was useful. The meeting showed that the agricultural ministry leaders are determined towards the maintenance and renewal of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)...
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