Tag "Európai Bizottság"
Romanian farmers’ organizations are demanding an extension of the ban on grain imports from Ukraine and threatening a blockade
Romanian farmers’ organizations are demanding an extension of EU import restrictions on Ukrainian agricultural products, which expire on September 15, with the prospect of blocking the Constanta port and border...
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The government protects the interests of farmers by all means
If Brussels does not act, our country will extend the ban on the import of Ukrainian grain after September 15th, Minister of Agriculture István Nagy announced in Sofia, where he...
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The world market price of white sugar decreased slightly
The average world market price of white sugar in July 2023 was EUR 610/ton, 3 percent lower than in June. On the London Mercantile Exchange (LIFFE), the front-month quote for white...
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The Ukrainian grain import ban must be maintained
The extraordinary measure banning the import of grain from Ukraine to neighboring member states must continue to be maintained, said István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture, who met with Florin-Ionut Barbu,...
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The international regulation of GMOs is 20 years old
Today, the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety of the Convention on Biological Diversity celebrates the 20th anniversary of its entry into force. The Cartagena Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity...
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GVH President: Peace would best serve price stability and low inflation
An interview with Balázs Csaba Rigó, President of the Economic Competition Authority, was published in POLITICO’s Pro Fair Play Newsletter. The president of the GVH stated: the national competition authorities...
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The new digital market regulation is in its latest phase: the European Commission has named the gatekeepers
The European Commission has designated the “gatekeepers” of the digital world, i.e. the giant companies that, due to their size and market power, must meet the strict requirements of the...
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Borzag pálinka has received EU geographical indication protection
The European Commission has approved that Borzag pálinka can be added to the EU list of protected spirit products as a new protected geographical indication (PGI), the Brussels body informed...
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The future of European production is threatened by the unlimited influx of Ukrainian poultry meat and eggs
The import of Ukrainian poultry meat and eggs must be stopped, because the products arriving in the European Union in unlimited quantities not only threaten the future of EU production,...
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The price of eggs at the packing point is 65 percent higher than a year ago
Based on data from the European Commission, the packing point price of table eggs in the EU was 246.58 euros/100 kilograms in the first thirty weeks of 2023, 43.8 percent...
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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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