Tag "EU"
Inflation in the euro zone declined slightly in June
Date: 2015-06-30 11:20:10
In June, inflation in the euro zone declined slightly, but remained positive – the EU's statistical office, the Eurostat announced on Tuesday. According to preliminary data, consumer prices in the...
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The EU eggs are in competitive disadvantage
Date: 2015-06-29 11:41:36
The egg market of the European Union is in a competitive disadvantage, compare to countries producing eggs with lower levels of food safety and animal welfare standards. Therefore, at the...
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Russia responds to the extension of the sanctions with the tighter control of foodstuffs
Date: 2015-06-26 11:27:32
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
Date: 2015-06-26 11:11:03
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
Date: 2015-06-24 10:59:58
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
Date: 2015-06-24 10:15:04
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
Date: 2015-06-23 11:33:22
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
Date: 2015-06-22 10:40:17
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
Date: 2015-06-19 11:35:17
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
Date: 2015-06-19 11:30:13
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
Date: 2015-06-19 11:20:14
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
Date: 2015-06-17 11:35:46
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
Date: 2015-06-17 11:33:15
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
Date: 2015-06-17 11:30:17
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
Date: 2015-06-16 11:14:03
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
Date: 2015-06-03 11:30:39
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
Date: 2015-06-02 11:20:23
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
Date: 2015-05-19 11:05:29
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
Date: 2015-05-12 11:33:26
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
Date: 2015-05-12 11:30:11
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
Date: 2015-05-07 11:18:55
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
Date: 2015-04-28 11:08:19
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
Date: 2015-04-20 11:21:12
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
Date: 2015-04-13 11:35:09
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
Date: 2015-04-13 11:12:38
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
Date: 2015-04-10 11:37:02
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
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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