321 result(s) for farmers
EU Is Against Hungary’s Tax-Free Status Of Home-Made Pálinka
- 15 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has decided that the distilling of pálinka shall be subject to taxation even under the quantity of 50 litres per year. Following the decision, the Government will initiate consultations with the European Commission with the aim of ensuring that the tradition of distilling pálinka lives on in Hungary in accordance with the EU regulatory framework.
Hungary’s Land Law Will Stand EU Test, Says Minister
- 13 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The land law protects Hungarian interests and will stand up to the scrutiny of the European Union, the rural development minister told MTI in an interview, adding “the European Commission is not infallible”. Sándor Fazekas referred to a Tuesday article in Austrian newspaper Kurier which cites a letter saying that the commission regards the Hungarian land law as contravening EU law, and that is ...
Increased Consumption Of Foods Produced In Hungary
- 12 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- food & drink
The consumption of foods produced here in Hungary has increased significantly from 70 to 75 percent in recent months, Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas said on Monday in Budapest at the opening of the SIRHA Budapest food industry expo.
MEP Addresses European Parliament Over Hungary’s Land Law
- 25 Feb 2014 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission should protect the laws and not land speculators who violate them, József Szájer, an MEP for the centreright Fidesz party, told European Parliament late on Monday.
Hungary’s Land Law Not In Conflict With EU Law, Says Ministry
- 21 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s new land law does not conflict with EU law, the rural development ministry said. The new law protects Hungarian land, which is why it is attacked from abroad – from Brussels and Austria – the ministry said, accusing parliamentary parties and lawmakers who did not vote for the amended land law for “betraying Hungarian farmers”.
EU To Review Hungary Land Law
- 20 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- property
The European Commission is examining Hungary’s land law, and if it finds it incompatible with EU law it will take steps to urge its amendment. Austrian Farm Minister Andrä Rupprechter complained to his Hungarian counterpart, Sándor Fazekas, about the law which, when it is enforced in May, will strip Austrian farmers of their rights to benefit from Hungarian farmland.
Plant Medicine Assures Human Health & Welfare In Hungary
- 20 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
"The members of the Hungarian Chamber of Plant Protection Professionals and Doctors of Plant Medicine, who help farmers be applying the latest scientific results, play a significant role in the production of safe, pesticide-free foods" the Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for Food Chain Supervision and Agricultural Economy Endre Kardeván told the participants at the opening of ...
Hungary Welcomes Austria Taking Land Law Issue Off EU Agenda
- 6 Feb 2014 3:00 AM
- property
Hungary’s farm minister Sándor Fazekas on Wednesday welcomed Austria’s decision to withdraw from an EU ministerial meeting’s agenda its concerns regarding Hungary’s new land laws. Fazekas said that he thought this was a step in the right direction and that the EU ministers’ council did not have the authority to discuss the matter. He said he still did not think it timely to meet with his Austrian ...
Xpat Opinion: Election Year In 2014 In Hungary
- 9 Jan 2014 10:40 AM
- current affairs
In their first post-new-year’s-day analyses of the electoral landscape, most columnists consider Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party the likely winner of the next elections, although a left-wing commentator suspects that the opposition constituency is underrepresented by the opinion polls.
EU Is Against Hungary’s Tax-Free Status Of Home-Made Pálinka
- 15 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has decided that the distilling of pálinka shall be subject to taxation even under the quantity of 50 litres per year. Following the decision, the Government will initiate consultations with the European Commission with the aim of ensuring that the tradition of distilling pálinka lives on in Hungary in accordance with the EU regulatory framework.
Hungary’s Land Law Will Stand EU Test, Says Minister
- 13 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The land law protects Hungarian interests and will stand up to the scrutiny of the European Union, the rural development minister told MTI in an interview, adding “the European Commission is not infallible”. Sándor Fazekas referred to a Tuesday article in Austrian newspaper Kurier which cites a letter saying that the commission regards the Hungarian land law as contravening EU law, and that is ...
Increased Consumption Of Foods Produced In Hungary
- 12 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- food & drink
The consumption of foods produced here in Hungary has increased significantly from 70 to 75 percent in recent months, Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas said on Monday in Budapest at the opening of the SIRHA Budapest food industry expo.
MEP Addresses European Parliament Over Hungary’s Land Law
- 25 Feb 2014 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission should protect the laws and not land speculators who violate them, József Szájer, an MEP for the centreright Fidesz party, told European Parliament late on Monday.
Hungary’s Land Law Not In Conflict With EU Law, Says Ministry
- 21 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s new land law does not conflict with EU law, the rural development ministry said. The new law protects Hungarian land, which is why it is attacked from abroad – from Brussels and Austria – the ministry said, accusing parliamentary parties and lawmakers who did not vote for the amended land law for “betraying Hungarian farmers”.
EU To Review Hungary Land Law
- 20 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- property
The European Commission is examining Hungary’s land law, and if it finds it incompatible with EU law it will take steps to urge its amendment. Austrian Farm Minister Andrä Rupprechter complained to his Hungarian counterpart, Sándor Fazekas, about the law which, when it is enforced in May, will strip Austrian farmers of their rights to benefit from Hungarian farmland.
Plant Medicine Assures Human Health & Welfare In Hungary
- 20 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
"The members of the Hungarian Chamber of Plant Protection Professionals and Doctors of Plant Medicine, who help farmers be applying the latest scientific results, play a significant role in the production of safe, pesticide-free foods" the Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for Food Chain Supervision and Agricultural Economy Endre Kardeván told the participants at the opening of ...
Hungary Welcomes Austria Taking Land Law Issue Off EU Agenda
- 6 Feb 2014 3:00 AM
- property
Hungary’s farm minister Sándor Fazekas on Wednesday welcomed Austria’s decision to withdraw from an EU ministerial meeting’s agenda its concerns regarding Hungary’s new land laws. Fazekas said that he thought this was a step in the right direction and that the EU ministers’ council did not have the authority to discuss the matter. He said he still did not think it timely to meet with his Austrian ...
Xpat Opinion: Election Year In 2014 In Hungary
- 9 Jan 2014 10:40 AM
- current affairs
In their first post-new-year’s-day analyses of the electoral landscape, most columnists consider Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party the likely winner of the next elections, although a left-wing commentator suspects that the opposition constituency is underrepresented by the opinion polls.