Tag "Európai Bizottság"
The producer price of lamb rose by 16-18 percent
According to data from the European Commission, the European Union’s sheep and goat imports (live animals and meat) were 170,000 tons in 2023, which represents a 3.7 percent increase compared...
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The EU has strengthened the rules for the protection of geographical indications for food and beverages
At Tuesday’s meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, the ministers of the EU member states adopted the decree on improving the protection of geographical indications and other quality systems...
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Professional information on the rules of the Good Agricultural and Environmental Status and the Agro-ecology Program for 2024
In parallel with the legal finalization of the regulations for the uniform applications for 2024, which will be published within weeks, the Ministry of Agriculture will also share the details...
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The EU proposes a revision of the common agricultural policy to support EU farmers
The European Commission proposes a targeted revision of certain conditions of the regulation on the strategic plans of the common agricultural policy (CAP) in order to ease the administrative burden...
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European Commission: cosmetics lead the list of dangerous non-food products
According to the 2023 report of the EU rapid alert system for non-food products, cosmetics were the most common type of product posing a health risk, the European Commission announced...
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The European Commission launches an investigation against AliExpress
The European Commission has initiated a special investigation against the Chinese online trading platform AliExpress, as it was suspected of violating the Digital Services Act. According to the Brussels body,...
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Farmers can give their comments to the European Commission until April 8
The Ministry of Agriculture is fighting with all possible means in Brussels to simplify the EU rules of the Common Agricultural Policy. Now it’s the farmers’ turn to directly indicate to...
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EU commissioner for agriculture: leaving arable land fallow can be permanently voluntary
Permanently, at least until 2027, it can be voluntary to leave four percent of the arable land fallow – EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski announced on Friday in an interview...
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The price of eggs at the packing point decreased by 18 percent
Based on data from the European Commission, EU (EU27) egg and egg product imports increased by 89 percent to 83,000 tons in January-November 2023 compared to the same period of...
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Brussels must further reduce the administrative burden on farmers
Hungary has put forward a total of 45 proposals to the Belgian Presidency of the EU in order to reduce the administrative burdens of farmers, the strict regulations and the...
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The European Commission would simplify the obligations and administrative burdens of farmers
The European Commission is proposing a number of short- and medium-term measures to reduce the administrative burden on EU farmers, the Brussels body informed on Thursday. Among other things, the...
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NAK joined the call sent to the EU by EU agricultural interest representatives
The National Chamber of Agrarian Economy (NAK) has joined the Copa-Cogeca open letter, in which the EU’s agricultural producers and cooperatives are asking the president of the European Commission to...
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The farmers of the Visegrad countries demonstrated together
Czech, Slovak, Polish and Hungarian farmers held a joint demonstration. Organized by the National Chamber of Agriculture, the Association of Hungarian Farmers’ Unions and Farmers’ Cooperatives, as well as the...
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Plant protection is the basis of food safety
The safety of the food chain must be guaranteed from its roots, i.e. plant protection. That is why the professional up-to-dateness of plant doctors is not only of scientific interest,...
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NAK organizes a series of professional events for farmers entitled Real animal welfare
The National Chamber of Agriculture is launching a series of events under the title “Real animal welfare”, the aim of which is to provide farmers with knowledge that will help...
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Hungary’s EU presidency: soil protection is the basis of everything
Our country stands by the basic principle that the food coming into the Union must comply with the same rules and regulations that the EU imposes on its own producers...
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This year, it is expected that the rules for mandatory waste disposal will be eased
The professional struggles of Hungary and other EU member states for many months, as well as the European farmers’ demonstrations, helped to achieve the result that in 2024, agricultural producers...
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Our country is preparing full steam ahead for the EU presidency
The issue of artificial meat, the fight against food waste and animal welfare topics are also on the agenda of our country’s EU president, which István Nagy discussed in his...
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European Commission: producers can deviate from the rules on fallowing for one year
In 2024, EU agricultural producers can deviate from the rules of the common agricultural policy (CAP), which oblige them to leave certain agricultural areas fallow, i.e. fallow, the European Commission...
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EU approves marketing standard rules in “breakfast directives”
The EU is set to introduce “breakfast directives” that lay down rules on the composition, sales names, labelling and presentation of the products. The EU has agreed upon new marketing...
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There is no future without farmers! Producers demonstrating in Záhony demanded the introduction of an immediate import ban on Ukrainian goods from Brussels
Organized by the Association of Hungarian Farmers’ Unions and Farmers’ Cooperatives (MAGOSZ) and the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK), domestic producers held a farmers’ demonstration at the border crossing in...
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The labeling of honey in the European Union is changing at the initiative of Hungary
At the initiative of Hungary and in accordance with the interests of honey producers, in the future it will be mandatory to indicate the place of origin and the exact...
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The EU would extend the suspension of import duties on Ukrainian exports
The European Commission has proposed to renew the suspension of import duties and quotas on Ukrainian exports to the European Union for another year, and has proposed to extend by...
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Minister of Agriculture: Brussels has once again left Eastern European farmers alone
Brussels has once again failed Eastern European farmers, as it plans to extend the autonomous trade liberalization measure granted to Ukraine until June 2025 without proposing any solution to the...
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The price of M-tray eggs at the packing point decreased the most
Based on data from the European Commission, EU (EU27) egg and egg product imports increased by 94 percent to almost 77,000 tons in January-October 2023 compared to the same period...
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Exports of live pigs and pork also decreased
According to data from the European Commission, in January-October 2023, the European Union sold 20 percent less (3.5 million tons) of fresh, frozen and processed pork on the international market...
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Ursula von der Leyen: the agri-food industry needs a long-term perspective
The agri-food industry in Europe needs a long-term perspective and predictable development, which is why the European Union is launching a strategic dialogue on the future of agriculture, said Ursula...
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MAGOSZ and NAK negotiated with the largest Italian agricultural interest representation
The leadership of Coldiretti, the largest Italian agricultural interest representation, was received by István Jakab, president of MAGOSZ, and Balázs Győrffy, president of the National Chamber of Agriculture. According to Ettore...
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EU Commissioner: new regulations will guarantee the authenticity of the green labeling of products
The European Union is introducing new regulations that will make the green labeling of products more genuine and credible, and will also provide more reliable foundations for the green transition,...
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Brussels must act now to protect European farmers
In a joint letter, the agriculture ministers of the bordering member states once again call on the European Commission to act so that Brussels can find a solution and help...
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