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Room for Expansion in Hungarian-Tunisian Relations
Ministry of Rural Development, November 8, 2012 10:48 AM
At a press conference held in the recess of high-level talks organised in Budapest on Wednesday, State Secretary of the Tunisian Ministry that supervises international trade relations and foreign investment Alaya Bettaieb declared that economic relations between Hungary and Tunisia may be significantly expanded.
Ministry hosts Conference on Preservation of Biodiversity
Ministry of Rural Development, November 7, 2012 9:06 AM
The Ministry of Rural Development and the National Society of Conservationists (NSC) held a joint conference on the preservation of biological diversity on 6 November. The apropos for the event was that a global Summit involving 170 countries was convened two weeks ago in India by the decision-making bodies of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Endre Kardevan discusses deepening Hungarian-Vietnamese Cooperation in Hanoi
Ministry of Rural Development, November 6, 2012 2:24 PM
Among topics at discussion for State Secretary Endre Kardevan at the meeting of the Vietnam-Hungary Joint Committee on Economic Cooperation and later bilateral talks was an increase in Hungarian food exports and especially of pork.
National Campaign Launched to highlight the effects of GMOs
Ministry of Rural Development, October 27, 2012 2:36 PM
The Ministry of Rural Development is organising a GMO Roadshow that will tour the country in November and December. Experts from the Ministry and its background institutions, as well as representatives from the scientific and civil community will be holding lectures and presentations in eight large cities throughout the country on the environmental, economical and social impact of genetically modified organisms and their effects on health. Communiqué.
CAP Reform, Foie Gras and Sweet Corn on the table at French-Hungarian Talks
Ministry of Rural Development, October 24, 2012 4:19 PM
The 25th International Food Industry Exhibition (SIAL) opened in Paris on Sunday with the participation of several Hungarian exhibitors. During the event, State Secretary for Agricultural Economy György Czerván held talks with the new French Minister for the agri-food industry Guillaume Garot.
Increased cooperation in agriculture and land administration with China and South Korea
Ministry of Rural Development, October 24, 2012 4:17 PM
State Secretary for Rural Development Zsolt V. Németh held talks on widening cooperation with relation to land affairs in Peking between October 17-21 with his Chinese counterpart Wang Shiyuan, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Land and Natural Resources. The Hungarian model of land administration, which is based on a unified property registry system and over 40 years of experience, may be successfully applied in China, stressed Zsolt V. Németh.
Hungary's Representative Plants Tree at U.N. Biodiversity Conference
Ministry of Rural Development, October 18, 2012 6:10 PM
Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development Katalin Tóth represented Hungary and planted a tree at the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity in Hyderabad, where participants from over 170 countries met at the summit of the organisation's decision-making body.
Minister Fazekas met with his Russian counterpart in Moscow
Ministry of Rural Development, October 10, 2012 6:34 PM
Minister of Rural Development Sándor Fazekas met with his Russian colleague Nyikolaj Fjodorov and discussed the options for further developing relations between the two countries. In 2011 Hungary’s food export to the Russian Federation reached 256 million forints, 16% higher than in the previous year, while exports further augmented by 6% during the first seven months of 2012, compared to the same period of 2011.
Comprehensive reform in waste management – new law adopted by Parliament
Ministry of Rural Development, October 9, 2012 6:22 PM
Parliament adopted the new law on waste management with overwhelming majority. Through this a modern legal background was created, establishing transparent and verifiable legal background to enhance the amount of waste recovery and expand the responsibility of manufacturers in using low-waste technologies in production. The law shall enter into force 1 January 2013.
UN Special Rapporteur inquires on the consequences of red sludge catastrophe
Ministry of Rural Development, October 9, 2012 9:58 AM
Péter Kovács, Deputy State Secretary for Water Management has informed the Special Rapporteur of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights about the details of the red sludge catastrophe of 2010, the rescue operations, the damage control and the legal modifications adopted since then.