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Russia responds to the extension of the sanctions with the tighter control of foodstuffs

Russia tightens the control of imported foods and banning the channels of imports, where the products affected by the entry ban can enter the country. The move can be an...

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A huge increase in the EU-China trade turnover

In the last decade, a significant increase occured in the trade turnover of goods and services between the European Union and China – according to Eurostat’s communication released on Friday....

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Google and GE among the most active lobbyists in Brussels

Google and General Electric (GE) are some of the most active companies lobbying the European Commission, the Transparency International (TI) said on Wednesday. In a report analyzing meetings held by...

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Brussels wants 1-percent growth in the size of grape plants

According to a new regulation by the European Commission, from 2016 until 2030 EU member states are allowed to increase the size of grape growing land by maximum 1 percent...

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Hungary is one of the largest net beneficiary of the EU's new budgetary cycle

Hungary is one of the largest net beneficiary of the European Union’s new budgetary cycle that lasts until 2020 – Szűcs Tamás, head of the European Commission’s Representation in Hungary...

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Water savings would bring 1.4 billion euros annual savings in the hotel industry in the EU

Every year 1.4 billion euros (437 billion HUF) in savings can be achieved in the hotel industry on EU level, with the use of water-saving technologies – according to a...

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Dispersed prices in the European Union

The difference between the price level of the cheapest and the most expensive country was nearly threefold in the EU last year. According to the survey of Eurostat, published on...

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We hardly know our consumer rights

Despite the fact that the Hungarians are facing more problems during the purchasing of goods or services, and we also buy more often under the effect of misleading advertisings, we...

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Counterfeiting threatens the economy of the EU

Intellectual property rights (IPR) related industries are increasingly threatened by organized crime, producing and selling counterfeit products – the notice of the National Board Against Counterfeiting (HENT) warns. The notice...

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Only three EU Members consume less than Hungary

Hungary's GDP per capita is the fifth lowest in the European Union – according to Eurostat’s report that was published yesterday. In personal consumption Hungary is even further back, since...

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The EU agricultural ministers agreed on the new EU regulation on organic farming

Ministers agreed today at the AGRIFISH Council on a general approach on the Commission proposal for a new organic regulation. An IFOAM EU delegation in Luxembourg witnessed a last minute...

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Inflation returns to the European Union

A positive rate of inflation was registered in May both in the Euro Zone and in the European Union, after the previous month's zero percent. The Eurostat reported on Wednesday...

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Increased employment in the European Union

Employment increased both in the Euro Zone, both in the European Union in the first quarter of 2015. The Eurostat, the European Union's statistical office announced on Tuesday that according...

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Retail sales of the euro zone and the EU increased in April

Euro zone retail sales rose and unemployment fell in April, the European Union's statistics office data showed on Wednesday, adding to signs of economic recovery in the single currency area....

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The proportion of smokers decreased in the EU

The proportion of smokers decreased by two percentage points, from 28 to 26 percent, compared to 2012 in the European Union – according to the lastest Eurobarometer survey. According to...

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The decline in prices has stopped in the European Union

The decline in consumer prices stopped in the European Union in April. The annual inflation rate was zero percent – Eurostat announced on Tuesday. According to the data of the...

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FM: the government supports the simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy

The government supports the simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), in order to protect the Hungarian producers – the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) told MTI on Tuesday. According to...

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Excessive administration against VAT frauds hampers growth

VAT frauds cost nearly 200 billion euros for the EU member states every year. In Hungary 25 percent of the VAT is swallowed by the traders. However the increase of...

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EU sanctions against Russia cause damages to Hungary

The embargo imposed against Russia and Russia's response cause much damages to Hungary – the Minister of State of Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Affairs said at a CIS...

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The EU would ban the thin plastic bags

The European Parliament (EP) adopted rules on Tuesday that would repress the use of polluting plastic bags made of thinner material than 50 microns. Under the new regulation, the Member...

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The rate of decline slowed in the European Union

The rates of decline slowed in March in the European Union – the Eurostat announced. According to the data of the EU’s statistical office of consumer prices on an annual...

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More than ever possibilities to prohibit the cultivation of products containing GMO

The Member States of the European Union will be given more than ever unprecedented legal opportunities to prohibit the cultivation of plants containing genetically modified organisms (GMO) in their own...

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The EU Parliament's Health Committee would indicate the nutritional value on alcoholic beverages

The European Parliament took a first step last month when it called on the European Commission to draw up legislation requiring such labelling by 2016. Adopted by 63 of the...

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Hungary is prepared for the new EU regulation on grape planting

Hungary is prepared for the new EU regulation on grape planting that would make it possible to increase the grape growing areas in the Member States – the Ministry of...

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New EU rules on grape planting

The European Commission adopted a regulation about the extension of the wine-growing areas and about the introduction of a new grape planting licensing system – according to the committee’s website....

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Euro zone’s retail sales decreases

A decrease occured in the euro zone’s retail sales in February, compared to the previous month, but it remained stable in the European Union. The EU's statistical office (Eurostat) announced...

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The Hungarian dairy sector can be the winner of the EU milk quota termination

The Hungarian dairy industry is prepared to work within the new system after the EU terminates the milk quota from 1 April. Czerván György Minister of State of the Ministry...

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The economic sentiment improved further in the euro zone in March

According to the report of the European Union's Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (EcFin), the economic sentiment improved significantly in the euro zone in March. The analysis was released...

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Dairy Product Council: the dairy sector needs 40-50 billion HUF

The EU milk quota system that was established 31 years ago will be terminated within a few days. From 1 April, only the possibilities and the capabilities of the Member...

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EU authorities found two and a half thousand dangerous products last year

The European Commission published new figures today, showing that in 2014, nearly 2500 products, ranging from toys to motor vehicles, were either stopped before they entered the EU or removed...

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