174 result(s) for agriculture ministry
EU Launches Infringement Procedure Over Restrictions On Land Acquisition
- 27 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission on Thursday launched infringement procedures against Hungary concerning restrictions on the acquisition of farmland in the country’s land act. The Commission has launched similar procedures in connection with the land acts of Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia as well.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Hungaricum False Acacia Not Expected To Be Banned In EU
- 28 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
False acacia, which has been registered as a Hungaricum, will most likely not be included in the European Union’s “invasive alien species” list of plants to be banned on its territory, the farm ministry said on Tuesday.
Hungarian Interests Upheld In GMO Case
- 19 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On 13 January in the European Parliament, MEPs voted in favour of the legislative amendment that will enable member states to ban the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). It is of extremely high strategic importance that Hungarian agriculture remains GMO free, as also stated in the country’s constitution.
Hungary Welcomes EU Law On GM Crops
- 14 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interests were fulfilled when a vote passed in the European Parliament allowed individual member states to ban the cultivation of GM crops, the farm ministry said. “It is an especially important strategic interest for Hungary laid down in its constitution also to ensure that its agriculture is GMO-free,” it said.
Jobbik Calls On Govt To Withdraw Planned Tax On Solar Panels
- 13 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to withdraw solar panels from an environmental product fee, saying that the tax would be “yet another nail in the coffin” of Hungary’s economic and energy independence. Lawmaker Lajos Kepli said that the government had made needless “luxury investments” and pursued a reckless economic policy, and such taxes were desperate measures ...
Has Corruption Compromised Food Safety In Hungary?
- 15 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
You don’t have to be a Fidesz-KDNP politician or government official to get away with murder in Hungary, or at least criminal negligence. It is enough to have friends in high places. And if you happen to be a cattle farmer deliberately selling anthrax-tainted meet, it helps if those connections include the Minister for National Economy and the Minister of Agriculture.
Apple-Eating Hungarian Students Break Record
- 8 Dec 2014 7:59 AM
- food & drink
More than 1,000 Hungarian students who ate apples simultaneously are reckoned to have set a Guinness record at the Semmelweis University in Budapest. Students and staff of two universities embarked on the recordbreaking event, which was part of a campaign to promote healthy living.
Fidesz Unsure About Land Tax In Hungary
- 24 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- property
The Agriculture Ministry is recommending that the tax bill approved last week be modified to rule out the possibility of a tax on arable land, state secretary of the ministry István Nagy said on Friday. The tax bill authorises local government to impose taxes.
EU Launches Infringement Procedure Over Restrictions On Land Acquisition
- 27 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission on Thursday launched infringement procedures against Hungary concerning restrictions on the acquisition of farmland in the country’s land act. The Commission has launched similar procedures in connection with the land acts of Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia as well.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Hungaricum False Acacia Not Expected To Be Banned In EU
- 28 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
False acacia, which has been registered as a Hungaricum, will most likely not be included in the European Union’s “invasive alien species” list of plants to be banned on its territory, the farm ministry said on Tuesday.
Hungarian Interests Upheld In GMO Case
- 19 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On 13 January in the European Parliament, MEPs voted in favour of the legislative amendment that will enable member states to ban the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). It is of extremely high strategic importance that Hungarian agriculture remains GMO free, as also stated in the country’s constitution.
Hungary Welcomes EU Law On GM Crops
- 14 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interests were fulfilled when a vote passed in the European Parliament allowed individual member states to ban the cultivation of GM crops, the farm ministry said. “It is an especially important strategic interest for Hungary laid down in its constitution also to ensure that its agriculture is GMO-free,” it said.
Jobbik Calls On Govt To Withdraw Planned Tax On Solar Panels
- 13 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to withdraw solar panels from an environmental product fee, saying that the tax would be “yet another nail in the coffin” of Hungary’s economic and energy independence. Lawmaker Lajos Kepli said that the government had made needless “luxury investments” and pursued a reckless economic policy, and such taxes were desperate measures ...
Has Corruption Compromised Food Safety In Hungary?
- 15 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
You don’t have to be a Fidesz-KDNP politician or government official to get away with murder in Hungary, or at least criminal negligence. It is enough to have friends in high places. And if you happen to be a cattle farmer deliberately selling anthrax-tainted meet, it helps if those connections include the Minister for National Economy and the Minister of Agriculture.
Apple-Eating Hungarian Students Break Record
- 8 Dec 2014 7:59 AM
- food & drink
More than 1,000 Hungarian students who ate apples simultaneously are reckoned to have set a Guinness record at the Semmelweis University in Budapest. Students and staff of two universities embarked on the recordbreaking event, which was part of a campaign to promote healthy living.
Fidesz Unsure About Land Tax In Hungary
- 24 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- property
The Agriculture Ministry is recommending that the tax bill approved last week be modified to rule out the possibility of a tax on arable land, state secretary of the ministry István Nagy said on Friday. The tax bill authorises local government to impose taxes.