116 result(s) for farmer in Current Affairs
Statement Of Hungarian PM’s Office Re Rural Development Programme
- 28 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Reacting to the statements in the press, we believe it is important to point out that the European Commission did not criticise the Rural Development Programme, it formulated expert opinions on it, just like it does in the case of all other member states as well.
Fazekas: Protection For Hungarian Food Not Be Compromised
- 27 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The level of protection for high-quality Hungarian food must not be lowered, Sándor Fazekas, the agriculture minister, said in Brussels. Fazekas had talks with Phil Hogan, EU commissioner for farming, focusing on topical issues such as the Russian embargo, the common agriculture policy, as well as the US-EU free trade agreement, the farm minister said.
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.
How Did Hungary Manage To Get Caught In This International Vice?
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Internet tax dispute temporarily covered it up, but once the idea of introducing the tax was dropped, Hungary's other “list of sins” came back onto the front burner. “Heti Válasz” is now taking a look at the list to see which of the American and European Union criticisms have become irrelevant, which are the ones where Hungary has won a skirmish and which are those we're about to lose.
Hungary Turns To Brussels On Russian Sanctions
- 15 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has asked the EU to put fruit and veg subsidies on the agenda of the Special Committee on Agriculture after Brussels on Wednesday suspended aid to farmers affected by Russian sanctions.
Sanctions Are Causing More Damage For Hungary Than Russia
- 18 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a Kossuth radio interview on Friday that the economic sanctions against Russia are contrary to Hungary's national interest. He pointed out that he agreed with Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico that the sanctions imposed by the West "hurt us more than they do Russia".
Hungarian Farmers Association, LMP Wary About Subsidy Cuts In Farm Sector
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s planned subsidy cuts have created tensions in the farming sector, the head of the Association of Agricultural Producers (MOSZ) said. Area-based European Union subsidies are set to drop by at least 150,000 euros per farm with land exceeding 1,200 hectares, under a government decision announced in mid-July. The subsidies will be used to support animal husbandry instead, farm ...
Hungary’s Gov’t To Reduce EU Subsidies To Large Farms
- 23 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government decided on Friday to redirect EU land-based agricultural subsidies away from large grain operations and towards smaller farms producing other crops and raising livestock, PMO Minister János Lázár and Agriculture Minister Sándor Fazekas announced on Monday.
Hungarian Anthrax Farmer Linked To Fazekas
- 8 Jul 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
József Nagy, the man on whose farm anthrax was discovered last week, is a relative newcomer to farming who won land at low rent in a state tender without owning any livestock when he submitted his bid, Népszabadság reports.
Statement Of Hungarian PM’s Office Re Rural Development Programme
- 28 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Reacting to the statements in the press, we believe it is important to point out that the European Commission did not criticise the Rural Development Programme, it formulated expert opinions on it, just like it does in the case of all other member states as well.
Fazekas: Protection For Hungarian Food Not Be Compromised
- 27 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The level of protection for high-quality Hungarian food must not be lowered, Sándor Fazekas, the agriculture minister, said in Brussels. Fazekas had talks with Phil Hogan, EU commissioner for farming, focusing on topical issues such as the Russian embargo, the common agriculture policy, as well as the US-EU free trade agreement, the farm minister said.
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.
How Did Hungary Manage To Get Caught In This International Vice?
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Internet tax dispute temporarily covered it up, but once the idea of introducing the tax was dropped, Hungary's other “list of sins” came back onto the front burner. “Heti Válasz” is now taking a look at the list to see which of the American and European Union criticisms have become irrelevant, which are the ones where Hungary has won a skirmish and which are those we're about to lose.
Hungary Turns To Brussels On Russian Sanctions
- 15 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has asked the EU to put fruit and veg subsidies on the agenda of the Special Committee on Agriculture after Brussels on Wednesday suspended aid to farmers affected by Russian sanctions.
Sanctions Are Causing More Damage For Hungary Than Russia
- 18 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a Kossuth radio interview on Friday that the economic sanctions against Russia are contrary to Hungary's national interest. He pointed out that he agreed with Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico that the sanctions imposed by the West "hurt us more than they do Russia".
Hungarian Farmers Association, LMP Wary About Subsidy Cuts In Farm Sector
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s planned subsidy cuts have created tensions in the farming sector, the head of the Association of Agricultural Producers (MOSZ) said. Area-based European Union subsidies are set to drop by at least 150,000 euros per farm with land exceeding 1,200 hectares, under a government decision announced in mid-July. The subsidies will be used to support animal husbandry instead, farm ...
Hungary’s Gov’t To Reduce EU Subsidies To Large Farms
- 23 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government decided on Friday to redirect EU land-based agricultural subsidies away from large grain operations and towards smaller farms producing other crops and raising livestock, PMO Minister János Lázár and Agriculture Minister Sándor Fazekas announced on Monday.
Hungarian Anthrax Farmer Linked To Fazekas
- 8 Jul 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
József Nagy, the man on whose farm anthrax was discovered last week, is a relative newcomer to farming who won land at low rent in a state tender without owning any livestock when he submitted his bid, Népszabadság reports.