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Euro zone’s inflation is on a nearly three-year peak
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
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...
Read moreThe EC expects a growth in the number of pigs in Europe
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
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
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...
Read moreThe EU sold 76 percent more pork to China
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
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...
Read moreWheat sown area hardly changed
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
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
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
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....
Read moreThe productivity of the domestic firms is improving but still far from the EU
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...
Read moreFM: the EU Agriculture Ministers urged to strengthen the bargaining power of producers
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
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
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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