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Agriculture Ministers from Visegrad Four Countries Discuss EU Tobacco Regulations and the CAP
Ministry of Rural Development, May 21, 2013 1:00 PM
The Polish Presidency of the Visegrad Group organised its third meeting of agriculture ministers in Krakow on May 16-17, which in addition to the Visegrad Four – the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia – was also attended by Bulgaria, Romania and Slovenia (V4+3). The Ministry of Rural Development was represented by Minister of State for Agricultural Economy György Czerván.
Draft Ecological Farming Action Plan Developed
Ministry of Rural Development, May 21, 2013 12:06 PM
The draft of the Ministry of Rural Development's Ecological Farming Action Plan has been completed and social debate on the draft is expected to begin in early June, the Ministry's Deputy State Secretary to Parliamentary, Social and International Relations told Hungarian news agency MTI.
In defence of Hungarian Farmland
Ministry of Rural Development, April 30, 2013 5:06 PM
"After the new Land Act comes into force on 1 May 2014, stricter conditions than previously will govern the acquisition of land ownership in Hungary", stated the Minister for Rural Development at a professional conference in Budapest.
New Act to Regulate Farmland Trading May be Adopted this Spring
Ministry of Rural Development, April 30, 2013 2:49 PM
"Parliament is expected to adopt the new Act on the trade of farmland during its spring session; the new law will undoubtedly lead to heated debate, but there will definitely be no change in its basic principles", said the Minister of Rural Development's Deputy State Secretary for Agricultural Economy on Monday in Zalaegerszeg.
Budapest Water Summit to be held in October
Ministry of Rural Development, April 23, 2013 4:19 PM
The Budapest Water Summit will be held between October 8 and 11, and will be the most significant diplomatic event of the second half of the year in Hungary, the Foreign Ministry's Deputy State Secretary for European Union Sectoral Policy Gábor Baranyai told Hungarian news agency MTI on Tuesday.
New TeSzedd! Drive Scheduled for September
Ministry of Rural Development, April 22, 2013 5:04 PM
The national TeSzedd! ("You Pick It!") litter collection drive will he held on September 14 this year, instead of in Spring as usual, announced the Minister of State for Environmental Affairs at the Ministry of Rural Development's Earth Day event held in Budapest's City Park.
US-Backed Conference on National Park Protection Begins
Ministry of Rural Development, April 22, 2013 10:59 AM
A 5-day professional conference on the protection of National Parks and the more effective prevention and management of fires on their territory began today in Balatonöszöd with the participation of eight countries and the expert and financial backing of the United States.
Discussions on Expanding GMO-Free Soy Cultivation in Hungary
Ministry of Rural Development, April 18, 2013 5:33 PM
It is Hungary's goal to produce high quality, GMO-free local soy, thus decreasing the country's dependence on exports, said Minster of State for Agricultural Economy György Czerván following a meeting with President of the Danube Soy Association Matthias Krön in the Ministry of Rural Development.
Hungaricums are the Greatest Achievements of the Hungarian Peoples
Ministry of Rural Development, April 15, 2013 11:47 AM
"Hungaricums are unique accomplishments related to the 1100-year history of the Hungarian nation within the Carpathian Basin; it is important that we become aware of them, protect them, and that they form part of our everyday lives", stressed Minister for Rural Development and Chairman of the Hungaricum Committee Sándor Fazekas at an event entitled "Hungaricums in Parliament" held on Saturday.
Further Opportunities in Ecological Farming
Ministry of Rural Development, April 15, 2013 10:12 AM
Hungary hasn't so far suitably exploited the opportunities inherent in ecological farming, said the Ministry of Rural Development's Deputy State Secretary Katalin Tóth at an agriculture conference in Gödöllő.