Tag "EU"
New EU rules on grape planting
Date: 2015-04-09 11:24:49
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
Date: 2015-04-08 11:33:41
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
Date: 2015-04-01 11:50:55
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
Date: 2015-03-31 11:16:48
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
Date: 2015-03-30 11:50:05
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
Date: 2015-03-23 11:20:42
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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Consumer prices decreased in the EU in February
Date: 2015-03-18 11:18:54
Consumer prices fell by 0.2 percent in the European Union (EU) in February, on an annual basis, after the 0.5 percent decline in January – the Eurostat announced. According to...
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The EP accepted the cap on credit and debit card fees
Date: 2015-03-10 11:25:24
The European Parliament has backed a deal to cap the fees retailers pay to process debit and credit card transactions, which EU officials say will mean savings for customers. Use...
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The soft wheat crop may be smaller this year in the EU
Date: 2015-03-10 11:22:44
The European Union’s soft wheat harvest this year will be 141.5 million tonnes, lower than last year's record of 148.2 million tonnes, when the weather was very favorable. The European...
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GDP grew in last year's fourth quarter in the EU
Date: 2015-03-09 11:40:13
The joint gross domestic product (GDP) of the European Union (EU) Member States increased by 0.4 percent in the last quarter of 2014, compared to the previous quarter – Eurostat...
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Retail sales in the Euro Zone and in the EU both increased
Date: 2015-03-06 11:23:53
Retail sales in January increased both in the Euro Zone and in the European Union. The second largest annual increase in the EU was achieved by the Hungarian retail in...
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Consumer prices fell in the euro zone in February
Date: 2015-03-03 11:16:41
The consumer prices in the euro zone fell by 0.3 percent on an annual basis in February, after the 0.6 percent annual decline of January – according to the preliminary...
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The Hungarian agriculture grew with the fastest pace in the EU
Date: 2015-03-02 11:40:20
The output of the Hungarian agriculture expanded with the fastest pace in the EU in 2014 – the Minister of Agriculture said on Friday in Budapest at the Agrya Young...
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Economic sentiment improved in the EU in February
Date: 2015-02-27 11:25:58
The Economic sentiment has improved in the EU28 in February, as well as in the Euro Zone – according to the communication of the European Commission (EC) that was released...
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The pace of decline in consumer prices accelerated in the EU
Date: 2015-02-24 11:32:48
The pace of decline in consumer prices accelerated in the European Union in January. The price level in an annual comparison fell by 0.5 percent after the 0.1 percent in...
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European Union member states can decide on growing GMO crops themselves
Date: 2015-02-23 07:53:39
New EU legislation enters into force in spring: it makes possible for all EU member states to decide whether to ban the growing of GMO crops or not. The new...
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An increase in the EU economy
Date: 2015-02-16 11:30:22
The gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014 in the EU28 on a quarterly basis – according to the preliminary data of the...
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Thr retail sales increased in the EU in December
Date: 2015-02-04 11:43:06
Last December, retail sales rose by 0.3 percent in the European Union (EU) and in the euro zone, compared to the previous month – the EU's statistical office, the Eurostat...
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Lázár suggests the reduction of the advertising tax
Date: 2015-02-03 11:40:03
Lázár János Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office proposes advertising tax reduction and to introduce a flat rate system, instead of the current progressive tax tax system on advertising. Lázár...
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Economic sentiment improved slightly in the EU
Date: 2015-01-29 11:05:09
In January, the economic sentiment slightly improved in the 28 Member States of the European Union (EU) and in the 19 membered Euro Zone as well – according to the...
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