180 result(s) for agriculture ministry
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.
Hungarian Govt To Support Vegetable Gardening In Cities
- 25 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The government is supporting an urban gardening programme for young city-dwellers who plan to produce home-grown vegetables, Lajos Mikula, the head of the association of young gardeners Agrya, said. People aged 18-40 with at least seven square metres of growing space - whether on the window sill or in a small allotment - can apply for funding and participation in a training programme, Mikula ...
Anniversary Of Re-Establishing Hungarian - Israeli Diplomatic Relations Marked
- 9 Sep 2014 6:00 AM
- current affairs
A commemorative envelope marking the 25th anniversary of Hungary and Israel re-establishing diplomatic relations was presented at the foreign ministry on Tuesday. State secretary of foreign affairs and trade László Szabó said that when Hungary was forced to cut diplomatic relations with Israel, the move caused much damage to cooperation between the two nations and to economic links.
US Okays Import Of More Types Of Meat Products From Hungary
- 27 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) had expanded the list of meat products that can be imported from Hungary to include fresh and frozen meat as well as meat that has not been heat-treated, such as salami, Hungary’s agriculture ministry told MTI.
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.
Hungarian Govt To Support Vegetable Gardening In Cities
- 25 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The government is supporting an urban gardening programme for young city-dwellers who plan to produce home-grown vegetables, Lajos Mikula, the head of the association of young gardeners Agrya, said. People aged 18-40 with at least seven square metres of growing space - whether on the window sill or in a small allotment - can apply for funding and participation in a training programme, Mikula ...
Anniversary Of Re-Establishing Hungarian - Israeli Diplomatic Relations Marked
- 9 Sep 2014 6:00 AM
- current affairs
A commemorative envelope marking the 25th anniversary of Hungary and Israel re-establishing diplomatic relations was presented at the foreign ministry on Tuesday. State secretary of foreign affairs and trade László Szabó said that when Hungary was forced to cut diplomatic relations with Israel, the move caused much damage to cooperation between the two nations and to economic links.
US Okays Import Of More Types Of Meat Products From Hungary
- 27 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) had expanded the list of meat products that can be imported from Hungary to include fresh and frozen meat as well as meat that has not been heat-treated, such as salami, Hungary’s agriculture ministry told MTI.