Tag "Európai Bizottság"
Consumers are “well informed” about insect-based foods, says European Commission
The European Commission (EC) has confirmed that consumers can easily access all the information they need on insect-based foods. The European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, stated...
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EU compensation due to Ukrainian grain imports can be applied for in autumn
Taking targeted use into account, the Ministry of Agriculture will determine the conditions for using the symbolic amount of EUR 15.9 million in compensation awarded by Brussels to deal with...
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The producer price of light lamb increased by 6 percent, and that of heavy lamb by 3 percent
According to data from the European Commission, the European Union’s sheep and goat imports (live animals and meat) were 28,000 tons in January-April 2023, which represents an 11 percent increase...
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The processing sales price of chicken legs rose by 15 percent
According to AKI PÁIR data, the live weight producer price of slaughter chickens in Hungary rose by 32 percent to HUF 508/kg, and that of slaughter turkeys by 38.3 percent...
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Ursula Von der Leyen: I strongly condemn Russia’s cancellation of the Black Sea grain agreement
I strongly condemn Russia’s cynical move to terminate the Black Sea grain initiative despite the efforts of the UN and Turkey, wrote Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European...
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The European Commission is lifting food import restrictions imposed in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear accident
The European Commission will lift all restrictions on food imports that were introduced in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced...
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Slovenian farmers are worried about Ukrainian wheat and flour
Representatives of Slovenian farmers and cooperatives expressed their concern about imported Ukrainian wheat and flour, which are sold in Slovenia at very low prices, local newspapers wrote on Friday. Franc...
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On the basis of a Hungarian proposal, the marking of the origin of honey mixtures may become stricter at the EU level
In recent years, Minister of Agriculture István Nagy has urged the review of the EU directive on honey on several occasions in order to provide consumers with more accurate information...
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The European Commission has approved the 77.1 million euros in Hungarian state agricultural subsidies
The European Commission approved that the Hungarian state provide 77.1 million euros (about HUF 29 billion) in support to agricultural, fishing and food industry enterprises in connection with the Russian...
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Minister of Agriculture: the EU supports the producers of five EU countries with 100 million euros
The European Commission is supporting the producers of five EU member states with 100 million euros, who stood united to protect Europe’s internal markets from the negative effects caused by...
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The EU proposes to mobilize 430 million EU funds to support the agricultural sector
The European Commission proposes to mobilize 430 million euros in EU funding for European agricultural producers affected by adverse climate phenomena, high input costs and various market and trade problems,...
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Agricultural organizations ask the European Parliament for consistency
The European Parliament adopted the report on the long-term resilience of European food security and agriculture, approaching it on a professional basis. COPA-COGECA, the umbrella organization representing the interests of...
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BDO: The regulation on mandatory corporate sustainability reporting is already on the finish line
In April 2021, the European Commission adopted a legislative proposal for the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). This proposal requires covered companies to report in accordance with the European Sustainability...
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We managed to protect the interests of Hungarian farmers in Brussels as well
Thanks to the joint action of the five EU member states bordering Ukraine, the European Commission has extended the ban on the import of certain agricultural products from Ukraine to...
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The EU has extended restrictions on grain imports from Ukraine
The European Union has extended the restriction on the import of cereals from Ukraine – wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower seeds – until mid-September, the European Commission announced on Monday...
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AM: Hungarian-French relations must be further strengthened
Hungary is committed to strengthening Hungarian-French agricultural professional, political and commercial relations, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Agriculture (AM) on Thursday, István Nagy, who received Claire...
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Concerns over the “new GMO” regulations
Concerns are growing that the new food gene-editing (New Genomic Techniques or NGT) regulation in the European Union might be too lax. This article is available for reading in Trade...
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Polish Minister of Agriculture: grain corresponding to ten percent of last year’s harvest flowed in from Ukraine
About 3.5 million tons of grain, or ten percent of last year’s Polish harvest, flowed from Ukraine to Poland, Polish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Robert Telus announced on...
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European Commission: an agreement was reached regarding the import of Ukrainian grain
The European Commission adopted extraordinary and temporary preventive measures regarding the EU import of agricultural products from Ukraine with the aim of alleviating the difficulties caused by the temporary lifting...
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There is an agreement on grain imports from Ukraine
The European Commission finally heard the requests of the Hungarian farmers, and our efforts were not in vain. The EU-level agreement on the ban on grain imports from Ukraine has...
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Poland asks the European Commission to review the import of additional Ukrainian agricultural products in addition to cereals
Warsaw will propose to the European Commission (EC) that, in addition to the cereal import ban, it also examines the risks of importing additional Ukrainian agricultural products, the Polish Prime...
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Members of the European Parliament: don’t pay the price of war with our farmers!
The member states fully stand by Ukraine and provide all the necessary support for Kiev in these difficult times, but this cannot mean that European farmers will pay the price...
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We can maintain the import ban on Ukrainian agricultural products
During the negotiations with the officials of the European Commission, it was achieved that Hungary can continue to maintain the results and measures related to the ban on the import...
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The agriculture ministers of Central European countries are once again taking joint action against Ukrainian imports
The agriculture ministers of the Central European member states suffering from Ukrainian imports discussed the need to limit the duty-free status of Ukrainian agricultural products. There is complete agreement that...
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New measures to curb grain dumping in Ukraine
Our country is introducing new measures and will even more strictly control the Ukrainian grain coming from Ukraine on the solidarity river, so that it can actually reach the original...
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Eastern European heads of state and government jointly request help for their agriculture from the European Commission
In a joint letter, the Hungarian, Polish, Slovak and Romanian prime ministers and the Bulgarian president asked Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to immediately take measures to deal with...
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Honey fraud causing a buzz in Europe as imports are mixed with syrup
According to European Commission investigations, 46% of collected samples of honey imports are suspected of being adulterated with syrups. This situation has been denounced by Copa and Cogeca, who insist...
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Smaller ecological “pawprint”
Recently the European Commission has given a green light to using crickets as a food ingredient. The European Union believes insects are an excellent alternative source of protein. As their...
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The Romanian and Polish prime ministers urge an EU solution to the issue of Ukrainian grain flooding the internal market
Both Romania and Poland are waiting for a solution from the European Commission (EC) in the case of Ukrainian grain exports that are flooding the EU market duty-free and putting...
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Farmers can use three times more resources for investments
We are committed to continuously increasing the competitiveness of agriculture and the food industry and to protecting the environment – stated Minister of Agriculture István Nagy at the farmers’ forum...
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