Tag "Európai Bizottság"
EUDR country assessments – or which countries are at risk from deforestation
Date: 2025-05-28 12:03:08
On 23 May, the European Commission published its country assessment guidelines supporting the implementation of the EUDR (Deforestation-Free Products Regulation) and the list of countries concerned. According to the regulation,...
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The European Union has launched a joint investigation into Shein – serious consumer protection concerns have been raised
Date: 2025-05-27 11:30:47
The European Commission and EU consumer protection authorities have jointly launched a procedure against the Chinese online store Shein, the European Commission announced at the end of May. The aim...
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The regulation is changing – GDPR strictness is being relaxed
Date: 2025-05-26 12:17:36
The European Commission is planning to ease the GDPR for companies with fewer than 750 employees, recognising that the current regulation places a disproportionate burden on smaller businesses. Under the...
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Pan-European farmers’ demonstration against the withdrawal of EU agricultural subsidies
Date: 2025-05-20 09:45:09
A pan-European farmers’ demonstration was held in Brussels today by the EU producer organisation Copa-Cogeca and 70 European agricultural interest groups. The participants of the action, held with the participation...
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European Commission proposes to simplify CAP to boost competitiveness
Date: 2025-05-14 09:30:19
The European Commission presented a package of measures on Wednesday to simplify the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to support farmers and boost competitiveness, with legislative changes aimed at reducing the...
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Chicken meat prices have increased further
Date: 2025-05-13 09:00:45
According to AKI slaughter statistics, 170,000 tonnes (live weight) of poultry were slaughtered in Hungary in the first three months of 2025, 5.0 percent less than between January and March...
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Rapeseed producer prices rose by 46 percent
Date: 2025-04-23 10:45:06
According to European Commission data, the Canadian export price (FOB) of canola fluctuated between $431 and $472/tonne in March, and between $481 and $502/tonne by April 9. The export price...
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More than 250,000 Hungarian farmers stand in favor of preserving area-based subsidies
Date: 2025-04-04 11:00:11
The NAK and MAGOSZ representatives personally took the petition to Brussels to preserve agricultural subsidies. The more than 250,000 Hungarian signatures also clearly indicate that the planned transformation of the...
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Eggs are also becoming more expensive in the EU
Date: 2025-04-01 10:30:58
According to data from the European Commission, the EU (EU27)’s egg and egg product imports increased by 35 percent to almost 122 thousand tons in 2024 compared to 2023, while...
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The European Commission has proposed to strengthen the competitiveness of the EU wine sector
Date: 2025-03-28 11:26:05
The European Commission is proposing measures to improve the competitiveness and resilience of the European wine sector, so that it remains a vital economic force in the coming decades, it...
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The European Commission recommends that EU citizens build up an emergency reserve
Date: 2025-03-26 12:12:20
The European Commission says the current threats to the European Union require constant preparedness, and the EU executive is therefore recommending that citizens stockpile at home an emergency stockpile of...
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Sunflower prices continue to rise
Date: 2025-03-25 10:15:21
According to European Commission data, the price of sunflower seeds (FOB) in Bordeaux, France, increased from $683/ton to $699/ton between February 5 and 26, and between $723–727/ton between March 5...
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Romanian sheep and goat farmers protest in Bucharest against restrictions imposed due to peste de petits ruminants
Date: 2025-03-25 09:30:05
Romanian sheep and goat farmers protested in front of the government headquarters in Bucharest on Monday against new restrictions imposed on Easter lamb sales due to peste de petits ruminants....
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Domestic fish management data collection within a renewed framework
Date: 2025-03-19 11:00:50
The project of the AKI Agricultural Economics Institute Nonprofit Limited Liability Company, supported by the Hungarian Fisheries Operational Programme Plus under the identification number MAHOP_PLUSZ-1.2.2-24-2024-00001, entitled “Development of the MAHOP...
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Poultry prices rose slightly
Date: 2025-03-18 09:15:18
According to data from the Central Statistical Office, Hungary’s poultry meat exports increased by 3 percent to 225 thousand tons in 2024 compared to 2023. Within this, chicken meat exports...
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AM: measures taken in connection with foot-and-mouth disease are effective
Date: 2025-03-14 10:30:56
Hungarian disease control measures in connection with the foot-and-mouth disease virus are effective, therefore EU countries can lift import restrictions against Hungary. According to the European Commission’s implementing decision, an...
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The European Commission’s agriculture and food roadmap guarantees EU food security
Date: 2025-03-13 12:01:26
The European Commission’s agriculture and food roadmap adopted in February will ensure the EU’s food security and sovereignty, said EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Safety Christophe Hansen in Strasbourg...
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EU Commissioner: European Commission’s agriculture and food roadmap guarantees EU food security
Date: 2025-03-13 09:30:40
The agriculture and food roadmap adopted by the European Commission in February will ensure EU food security – and sovereignty, said Christophe Hansen, EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Safety,...
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The European Commission would simplify sustainability reporting – what does the Omnibus package bring?
Date: 2025-03-12 11:20:13
On 26 February 2025, the European Commission published a new package of proposals that address several key elements of the European Green Deal. The so-called Omnibus package proposes significant amendments...
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European Commission To Abandon Implementation Of Nutri-Score
Date: 2025-03-10 09:29:59
The European Commission is likely to abandon plans to implement Nutri-Score, the colour-coded, traffic-light nutritional label, across the EU. This was revealed by the French broadcaster Radio France, citing a...
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President of the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture: The European Commission is making European agricultural production impossible
Date: 2025-02-27 11:30:52
The agricultural chambers of the V4+ countries held a joint demonstration in Holics, Slovakia, because in their opinion, the European Commission is making European agricultural production and European farming society...
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The European Commission has set out a roadmap to improve the competitiveness of agriculture and the food industry
Date: 2025-02-19 12:09:05
The European Commission published a roadmap on Wednesday to improve the competitiveness and attractiveness of the agricultural and food sector by simplifying regulations, promoting innovative solutions and promoting digitalisation. According...
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The EU will take firm action against measures that hinder free trade
Date: 2025-02-14 12:12:47
The European Commission considers US President Donald Trump’s trade policy based on the principle of “reciprocity” a step in the wrong direction, does not see the increase in export tariffs...
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The European Commission has recognized the favorable GHG emission values of domestic grain and oilseed production in a decision
Date: 2025-01-23 10:30:10
It is important news for the operation of the domestic grain and oilseed market that the European Commission, with its decision published on January 9, 2025, recognized the data contained...
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Ukraine’s accession to the European Union would cripple EU agriculture and ruin Hungarian farmers
Date: 2025-01-22 10:00:42
Ukraine’s accession to the European Union could have serious, irreversible consequences. The move would make EU agricultural production impossible and would deprive member states, including Hungary and Hungarian farmers, of...
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Eurobarometer: majority of farmers believe the level of EU financial support to help stabilise their income is adequate
Date: 2025-01-15 09:52:16
A Eurobarometer survey commissioned by the European Commission and published on Thursday shows that a majority of Europeans support the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and more than half of...
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EU and Mercosur countries reach political agreement on planned free trade agreement
Date: 2024-12-09 09:00:27
The European Commission and representatives of Mercosur countries have concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement and reached a political agreement on its conclusion, the Brussels-based executive body announced on...
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Hungarian Commissioner responsible for animal welfare in the European Commission
Date: 2024-12-06 10:30:13
The new European Commission has taken office. For the first time since our accession to the EU, there is a Hungarian Commissioner who can directly act to promote EU and...
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Farmers take to the streets in Belgium to protest against the EU-Mercosur agreement
Date: 2024-12-06 10:10:21
Several dozen farmers took to the streets in eastern Belgium to protest against the conclusion of a free trade agreement between the European Union and the South American Mercosur countries,...
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EU agri-food body set up to help work on agriculture and food
Date: 2024-12-06 09:15:56
The European Commission has set up a new consultative body, the European Agriculture and Food Council, to build and maintain a culture of dialogue, trust and multi-stakeholder participation within the...
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