Tag "Európai Bizottság"
On the basis of a Hungarian proposal, the marking of the origin of honey mixtures may become stricter at the EU level
Date: 2023-06-28 10:30:16
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
Date: 2023-06-27 10:30:43
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
Date: 2023-06-26 10:30:37
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
Date: 2023-06-26 09:45:21
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
Date: 2023-06-19 09:30:39
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
Date: 2023-06-16 13:57:14
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
Date: 2023-06-07 10:15:57
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
Date: 2023-06-05 10:40:46
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
Date: 2023-06-01 09:30:17
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
Date: 2023-05-19 10:30:50
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
Date: 2023-05-05 10:15:57
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
Date: 2023-05-02 09:30:38
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
Date: 2023-04-28 11:00:23
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
Date: 2023-04-28 09:30:28
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!
Date: 2023-04-28 09:00:59
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
Date: 2023-04-20 09:00:00
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
Date: 2023-04-14 09:30:43
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
Date: 2023-04-10 09:00:24
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
Date: 2023-03-31 10:00:22
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
Date: 2023-03-31 09:49:12
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”
Date: 2023-03-30 09:43:21
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
Date: 2023-03-28 09:00:10
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
Date: 2023-03-09 11:00:49
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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The American WhatsApp is developing its consumer information practices under European pressure
Date: 2023-03-07 08:06:15
The Consumer Protection Cooperation Network (CPC), which brings together the European Union’s consumer protection authorities, including the Economic Competition Authority (GVH), has achieved that WhatsApp informs its users more transparently...
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A new food has been also approved in Hungary, the pili nut
Date: 2023-02-27 10:00:06
The Commission’s executive order (EU) 2023/267 on Canarium ovatum Engl. on authorizing the placing on the market of dried walnuts as a traditional food from a third country and amending...
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Beekeeping is a key sector in Hungarian agriculture
Date: 2023-02-21 10:30:41
Hungary was the first to make beekeeping tax-free, the first to grant pollination subsidies, and the first to actually list the countries from which the honey comes on the label,...
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EU Commissioner: the European Commission makes proposals to improve European competitiveness
Date: 2023-02-21 10:27:59
In the coming weeks, the European Commission will present a series of proposals to improve European industry and competitiveness, this is particularly urgent in the current, challenging situation, said Maros...
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The work of plant doctors is indispensable for sustainable plant protection
Date: 2023-02-21 10:00:23
Hungary agrees that the use of pesticides must be reduced, but an EU agreement is needed that finds the delicate balance between health, environmental and climate protection, as well as...
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The EU has proposed measures to improve the resilience of the fisheries and aquaculture sector
Date: 2023-02-21 09:30:22
The European Commission presented a package of measures to improve the sustainability and resilience of the EU fishing and aquaculture sector, the EU Commission announced on Tuesday. Virginijus Sinkevicius, the...
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Based on its price, Hungarian apples are in the middle range on the EU markets
Date: 2023-02-16 09:30:51
According to the European Commission’s apple market analysis, Polish apples are once again the cheapest among the EU countries. According to data published by DG Agri on February 10, the...
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