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New Electric Car Charging Station Opens in Budapest
Ministry of Rural Development, July 15, 2013 3:10 PM
The Ministry of Rural Development has inaugurated a new electric car charging station in Budapest. The new charging pylon, which contains two charging stations, is the tenth in the capital.
Hungarian-Serbian Cooperation in Agriculture to Increase
Ministry of Rural Development, July 15, 2013 11:04 AM
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs of the Ministry of Rural Development Gyula Budai and his negotiating partner, State Secretary of the Serbian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Danilo Golubovic agreed at their Sunday meeting in Gornji Breg (Felsőhegy), Vojvodina, to further increase cooperation in agriculture between Hungary and Serbia.
Sándor Fazekas recommends advance payments from EU agrarian funds
Ministry of Rural Development, June 25, 2013 5:33 PM
Hungary has proposed that the European Commission consider the possibility of allowing advance payments from this year's area-based EU agriculture funds in view of flood damage, Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas stated in the recess of a meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Luxembourg.
HUF 1Bn Food Industry Development inaugurated in Kiskunfélegyháza
Ministry of Rural Development, June 10, 2013 4:50 PM
Fornetti is an excellent example of Hungarian food exports, as the country's products can be found in over 20 countries, said Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas at the inauguration ceremony of Fornetti Ltd's newly expanded plant in Kiskunfélegyháza, realised with an investment of HUF 1 billion.
2013 OMÉK Agriculture and Food Industry Expo coming up
Ministry of Rural Development, June 10, 2013 2:12 PM
The National Agriculture and Food Industry Exhibition (OMÉK) will be held once again this year at the Hungexpo exhibition centre between September 18-22, Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas announced.
Immediate Investigation Ordered in GMO Seed Case
Ministry of Rural Development, June 4, 2013 1:00 PM
The Minster of Rural Development has ordered an immediate investigation of seeds and crops after it came to his attention that certain quantities of genetically modified (GMO) maize seeds had entered Hungary illegally across the country's eastern borders. Sándor Fazekas announced his decision following the opening of a street festival in Budapest's 7th district.
Introduction of the Green Component Facilitates Sustainable Agriculture
Ministry of Rural Development, June 4, 2013 12:59 PM
"The proper management of our natural resources is our strategic responsibility", Deputy State Secretary for Agricultural Economy Zsolt Feldman said in his presentation at the Budapest conference of the Multifunctional Countryside series.
National Forum Series Presenting the National Water Strategy Draws to a Close
Ministry of Rural Development, June 4, 2013 11:36 AM
The National Water Strategy aims to achieve sustainable water management, stressed Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas in Somogyvár, at the closing ceremony of the national series of forums on the discussion paper put forward on the qualitative and quantitative protection of water, and drought and water management.
Subsistence Farming Programme - Over 100 thousand sacks of seed potatoes distributed
Ministry of Rural Development, May 27, 2013 1:19 PM
Two Kiskunhegyes families with several children received the 99,999th and one-hundred thousandth sack of seed potatoes on Saturday, within the framework of the Ministry of Rural Development's Subsistence Farming Programme. The 30kg sacks of potatoes were presented to the middle-aged couples, who live in difficult social circumstances, by the head of the Ministry, Sándor Fazekas.
The National Building Energetics Strategy will be Published This Year
Ministry of Rural Development, May 24, 2013 11:51 AM
"There are more than two million detached houses in Hungary, built mainly between 1945 and 1990, that are in need of energetic modernisation. Renovation work would partly be realised with the help of European Union funding", said the Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State of Environmental Affairs Zoltán Illés at a press conference on Friday.