Tag "Európai Bizottság"
The European Commission has proposed amending the VAT rules and alcohol tax
The European Commission has proposed a modification of the rules on value added tax (VAT) and the reform of EU rules on excise duties on alcohol – the EU commission...
Read moreThe price of pálinkas may increase by 10 to 20 percent because of the NETA
If the public health product tax (NETA) should also be extended to these products it would increase the consumer prices of pálinka and herbal sparkling liquors by ten to twenty...
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The European Commission called on Hungary to discontinue the discriminatory taxation of spirit drinks
The European Commission sent a reasoned opinion to Hungary because, in its view, tax rules on certain distillates favor local products, in which Hungary violates the relevant EU directive. According...
Read moreEuropean Commission: the growth of the Hungarian economy will remain strong in 2018
The growth of the Hungarian economy will remain strong in 2018, but it is expected to slow down in 2019, as the construction industry’s opportunities will be more limited and...
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The NAK’s position is also valid in the European Commission’s new directive proposal
The European Union has announced a new regulatory proposal aimed at improving the role and conditions of competition for farmers and small and medium-sized enterprises in the food supply chain....
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The European Commission has proposed the strengthening of EU consumer rights
The European Commission has submitted a package of measures to strengthen European consumer rights – the EU commission said. As it has been said, despite the strict consumer protection rules,...
Read moreEC: the limitation of the retail margin of certain products is illegal
In the framework of an infringement procedure, the European Commission (EC) has repeatedly called on Hungary to abolish the restriction on the retail margin of agricultural and food products. In...
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The European Commission: most dangerous products reported in the EU come from China
Most of the dangerous products reported in the European Union are coming from so-called third countries, most of them, 53 percent from China, according to a report released on Monday...
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European Commission: The EU is characterized by vigorous economic activity and high employment rates
At the beginning of the 2018 European economic semester of the budgetary and social policy management, there is a strong economic activity, employment indicators are peaking, and declining unemployment has...
Read moreOnline payment will be safer
The European Commission has adopted new rules to make transactions with credit cards safer and to make electronic payments made online more secure, to reduce the scale of payment fraud...
Read moreThe European Commission is expecting a a GDP growth of 3.7 percent for this year and 3.1 percent for 2019 in Hungary
The European Commission has published its winter economic forecast for the European Union as a whole and for each Member States. In the recent assessment of the economic and financial...
Read moreThe European Commission has proposed a single VAT area
The European Commission has proposed new rules for the creation of a single EU VAT area, in order to decisively reduce the VAT frauds amounting to 50 billion euros a...
Read moreThe EU has adopted a measure to prevent the smuggling of tobacco products
The European Commission has decided to set up a new EU Product Tracking System from 2019 to ensure that tobacco products can easily be traced across the EU with the...
Read moreThe European Commission has presented the main principles on the common EU agricultural policy
On Wednesday, the European Commission presented its proposals on the main principles of the common EU policy on agriculture, focusing, among other things, on giving Member States wider powers on...
Read moreThe European Commission is expecting a 3.7 percent growth this year and a 3.6 percent growth for 2018
The European Commission is expecting a 3.7 percent growth in Hungary this year, and a 3.6 percent growth for 2018. For 2019, 3.1 percent economic growth is expected. The European...
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The milk producers demonstrated in Brussels again
The EU milk producers demonstrated in front of the European Commission’s (EC) headquarters in Brussels again – agrarszektor.hu wrote. The farmers are pushing for action to get a fair share...
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The EU is investing 30 billion euros for innovation
The European Commission is investing 30 billion euros for new solutions to the societal challenges and breakthrough innovations in the 2018-2020 period from the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Framework...
Read moreThe European Commission has proposed a comprehensive reform in the EU VAT system
The European Commission has presented the most comprehensive plans of the past twenty-five years for EU VAT rules on Wednesday. The plan would reduce the possibility of VAT fraud and...
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The European Commission has approved an investment package that supports environmental protection
The European Commission approved a 222 million euros investment package covered by the EU budget on Thursday that that supports environmental protection and climate policy program called LIFE for a...
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Brussels calls for summit over major egg contamination scandal
The European Commissioner, responsible for food safety has called for a meeting of ministers and national regulatory agencies for Friday, to discuss a widespread European contamination scare, which has seen...
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The European Commission launches a school program for healthy nutrition
The European Commission launches a new EU School Fruits, School Vegetables and School Milk Scheme on 1 August. The program aims to promote and widespread healthy nutrition and to support...
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The breach of procedure, due to the restriction of retail companies in a new stage
The European Commission has informed the Hungarian Government that it has sent a reasoned opinion on the matter, which is the second stage of the procedure. The legislation prohibits the...
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The European Commission has extended its measures to assist fruit and vegetable producers
The European Commission has extended its extraordinary support for European fruit and vegetable producers who suffer due to the disadvantageous economic sanctions against Russia and has decided to secure another...
Read moreThe European Commission is expecting 3.6 percent growth for this year in Hungary
The European Commission improved its prognosis for the growth in the Hungarian gross domestic product (GDP). The European Commission expects a 3.6 percent increase in gross domestic product (GDP) for...
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There isn’t enough rapeseed oil in Europe
Data from the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) and KSH’s market price information system (PÁIR) revealed that domestic sales of wines without geographical indication and wines with protected designation of...
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The European Commission has authorized the acquisition of Syngenta for ChemChina
The European Commission on Wednesday authorized the purchase of Syngenta for ChemChina China National Chemical company. The China National Chemical Corp. (ChemChina) group won European Union antitrust approval for its...
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The European Commission launched infringement proceeding against Hungary
The European Commission has launched infringement proceeding against Hungary on Wednesday, in order to ensure the free movement of retail, agricultural and food industrial goods. The European Commission has informed...
Read moreThe European Commission expects a 3.5 percent growth for Hungary in 2017 and a 3.2 percent growth for 2018
The European Commission expects a 3.5 percent growth for Hungary this year and a 3.2 percent growth for the next year. The European Commission published its winter economic forecast for...
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The EU is acting against the sales of dangerous products
The European Commission has tabled two legislative proposals to help businesses, and SMEs in particular, to sell their products within the European Union and to strengthen the controls of the...
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Recommendations were submitted to the EC to improve the situation of farmers
The European Commission will consider the report's recommendations and an appropriate policy response in line with its continuous support to the agricultural sector. The Agricultural Markets Task Force (AMTF), chaired...
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