130 result(s) for farm ministry
Hungary Set To Adopt EU GMO Regulations First
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary could become the first EU member state to implement the union’s new directive on the possibility of restricting the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMO), a farm ministry official said. Speaking on the sidelines of the GMO-Free Europe conference in Berlin, deputy state secretary András Rácz said that aside from implementing the European Union’s directive on the possibility ...
Hungary To Promote GMO-Free Soya Production With Subsidy
- 6 May 2015 9:00 AM
- food & drink
The government will provide subsidies to promote GMO-free soya production in Hungary, a farm ministry official said. Soya is one of the most important sources of animal feed protein but the type grown in 85-99% of land in the world’s leading soya producers of Brazil, Argentine and the US is genetically modified, Zsolt Feldman said.
PM Promises Help To Arrange Hazardous Waste Disposal In Budapest
- 30 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has expressed a willingness to help in arranging the disposal of hazardous waste at a depot in Illatos Road in Budapest’s 9th district. “When I get good news, I will go to Illatos Road and take a look around. I am trying to help”, Orbán said in connection with environmental pollution at the depot.
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.
Greenpeace Reveals Heavy Metal Pollution Near Hortobagy National Park
- 4 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Greenpeace Hungary said it has detected heavy metal contamination outside the compound of a waste disposal facility near the Hortobágy National Park in eastern Hungary. Greenpeace commissioned a local company, Isotoptech, to carry out tests outside the facility in a canal that flows into the Hortobágy river.
Record 1.4m Visitors In Hungary National Parks In 2014
- 24 Feb 2015 4:00 AM
- getting around
A record number of 1.4 million people visited Hungary’s national parks in 2014. The number of visitors went up by 42,000 compared to 2013, the farm ministry said. The largest increase, 25%, was registered in the Bükk National Park in north-eastern Hungary.
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.
Official: Hungary, Germany In Lockstep On Russian Embargo
- 20 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary and Germany fully agree on the matter of the embargo ordered by Russia, ministerial commissioner for measures related to the embargo on European Union farm products, Gyula Budai, said in Berlin. Both countries are interested in finding a peaceful solution as soon as possible to the Ukrainian- Russian crisis so that their exporters can return to the Russian market, he added.
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 Set To Adopt EU GMO Regulations First
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary could become the first EU member state to implement the union’s new directive on the possibility of restricting the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMO), a farm ministry official said. Speaking on the sidelines of the GMO-Free Europe conference in Berlin, deputy state secretary András Rácz said that aside from implementing the European Union’s directive on the possibility ...
Hungary To Promote GMO-Free Soya Production With Subsidy
- 6 May 2015 9:00 AM
- food & drink
The government will provide subsidies to promote GMO-free soya production in Hungary, a farm ministry official said. Soya is one of the most important sources of animal feed protein but the type grown in 85-99% of land in the world’s leading soya producers of Brazil, Argentine and the US is genetically modified, Zsolt Feldman said.
PM Promises Help To Arrange Hazardous Waste Disposal In Budapest
- 30 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has expressed a willingness to help in arranging the disposal of hazardous waste at a depot in Illatos Road in Budapest’s 9th district. “When I get good news, I will go to Illatos Road and take a look around. I am trying to help”, Orbán said in connection with environmental pollution at the depot.
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.
Greenpeace Reveals Heavy Metal Pollution Near Hortobagy National Park
- 4 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Greenpeace Hungary said it has detected heavy metal contamination outside the compound of a waste disposal facility near the Hortobágy National Park in eastern Hungary. Greenpeace commissioned a local company, Isotoptech, to carry out tests outside the facility in a canal that flows into the Hortobágy river.
Record 1.4m Visitors In Hungary National Parks In 2014
- 24 Feb 2015 4:00 AM
- getting around
A record number of 1.4 million people visited Hungary’s national parks in 2014. The number of visitors went up by 42,000 compared to 2013, the farm ministry said. The largest increase, 25%, was registered in the Bükk National Park in north-eastern Hungary.
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.
Official: Hungary, Germany In Lockstep On Russian Embargo
- 20 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary and Germany fully agree on the matter of the embargo ordered by Russia, ministerial commissioner for measures related to the embargo on European Union farm products, Gyula Budai, said in Berlin. Both countries are interested in finding a peaceful solution as soon as possible to the Ukrainian- Russian crisis so that their exporters can return to the Russian market, he added.
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.