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The declaration of online rights was presented in Italy
The Italian parliament wants to have its say in the creation of an international legal framework promoting freedom, equality and access to cyberspace for all, and on Tuesday it presented...
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Decreasing price rises during June in European Union
Annual inflation has been decreased in both the euro area and the entire EU – based on results of June compared to May; on monthly basis there was no change....
Read moreBrussels is investigating food chain supervision fee and healthcare contribution of tobacco companies
European Commission has initiated an investigation regarding supervision fee required to pay by food chains and also regarding healthcare contribution fee affecting trade of tobacco products in order to find...
Read moreThe negotiations can start in the EU about the GMO exemption
The European Union negotiations on genetically modified-free organisms (GMO free) food and feed will begin – the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) told MTI on Tuesday. According to the communication, Nagy...
Read moreMLSZKSZ: Russian embargo, conserved Hungarian market loss
Business exporting to Russia and logistics companies are the biggest losers of the sanctions. The question now is not whether how much the EU is losing with the Russian embargo,...
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One and a half thousand Hungarian innovation projects won EU support
Out of 7391 tenders, 1500 Hungarian tenders won a total of 278 million euros within the European Union's R & D support program that was ended in 2014. During the...
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Fair egg trade in a Brussels way
The representatives of the European Parliament recently listened to Mark Williams, the Secretary of the European Egg Packer, Distributor and Manufacturing Trade Association (EUWEP). Mark Williams addressed a call to...
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Inflation in the euro zone declined slightly in June
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
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...
Read moreA 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...
Read moreBrussels 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...
Read moreOnly 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....
Read moreThe 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...
Read moreFM: 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...
Read moreEU 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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