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Hungarikum: Pálinka added to EU-Japan geographical indication agreement
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Pálinka, the Hungarian eau de vie, has been added to a list of geographical indications protected in an agreement between the European Union and Japan, the European Commission said on Wednesday.
The agreement, which entered into force on 1 February 2019, protects the designated food products against imitation and usurpation. The list of protected geographical indications was extended for the third time.
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Szijjártó thanks Chinese counterpart for efforts to achieve peace in Ukraine
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó on Wednesday thanked his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, for his country’s efforts to create peace in Ukraine.
In their phone call ahead of a meeting of central European foreign ministers in Vienna, Szijjártó and Wang were in agreement that the conditions for peace would deteriorate by the day, so peacemaking efforts have to be stepped up, he said in a post on Facebook.