Animal welfare: consultation opens on Farm to Fork guidance
EFSA has launched an open consultation on the draft guidance methodology it will use for a series of scientific opinions on the welfare of farmed animals.
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Armed Forces Chief: Hungarian Army Ready to Protect Country
The Hungarian armed forces chief has said the army stands ready to protect the Hungarian people should circumstances warrant it.
ESRB issues new warnings and recommendations on medium-term residential real estate vulnerabilities
The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) has today published five warnings and two recommendations on medium-term residential real estate vulnerabilities. It has also published an assessment of compliance with recommendations issued in 2019. Warnings were sent to the competent ministers of five countries with newly identified vulnerabilities that have not been addressed sufficiently: Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Liechtenstein and Slovakia. Recommendations were […]
The Obligation for Travelers to England to Test After Arrival Has Been Lifted
The obligation for people traveling from abroad to England to be tested for coronavirus on arrival has been lifted on Friday.
ECB publishes consolidated banking data for end-September 2021
Total assets of EU-headquartered credit institutions increased by 4.15%, from €29.74 trillion in September 2020 to €30.98 trillion in September 2021 EU non-performing loans ratio[1] dropped by 0.21 percentage points year on year to 2.17% in September 2021 EU average return on equity[2] was 5.48% and Common Equity Tier 1 ratio[3] was 15.65% in September 2021 Data for total assets of credit institutions […]
Euro area securities issues statistics: December 2021
The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents was 5.0% in December 2021, compared with 5.1% in November. For the outstanding amount of listed shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 1.9% in December 2021, unchanged from November.
ECB will not extend capital and leverage relief for banks
Banks once again expected to operate above Pillar 2 Guidance from 1 January 2023 Banks to reinclude central bank exposures in leverage ratio from 1 April 2022 Banks have ample headroom above capital and leverage ratio requirements
ECB requires banks to hold marginally more capital in 2022
SREP results show banks have solid capital and liquidity positions, with scores broadly stable Overall capital requirements and guidance increase marginally to stand at 15.1% of risk-weighted assets in 2022, up from 14.9% in 2021 Overall capital requirements and guidance in CET1 rise to 10.6% of risk-weighted assets, up from 10.5% Credit risk and internal […]
Circular business models and smarter design can reduce environment and climate impacts from textiles
Textile consumption in Europe has on average the fourth highest impacts on the environment and climate, following consumption of food, housing and mobility. Ahead of the expected European Union (EU) strategy for sustainable and circular textiles, the European Environment Agency (EEA) published today two briefings that look at measures to reduce those impacts, including on […]
Hungarian Consulate Inaugurated in Lyon
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó inaugurated a Hungarian consular office in Lyon on Wednesday, the foreign ministry said in a statement.