27 result(s) for european union in Sport
FIFA Leader Calls For Help To Poor Coun Tries At UEFA Congress
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The head of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Gianni Infantino called for efforts to help poor countries at the Budapest congress of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). He said the 209 member countries would receive 5 million dollars each from FIFA in every four-year period and the six continental associations 40 million dollars each to finance their ...
Former Hungarian President To Head EU’s Sports Diplomacy Advisory Group
- 12 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Former Hungarian President and one-time head of the Hungarian Olympic Committee Pál Schmitt has been appointed to lead a high-level group of experts commissioned with evaluating the role of sport in the European Union’s foreign affairs and provide advice on how sport could contribute to reach the EU’s foreign policy goals.
Four Euro 2020 Matches To Be Hosted By Budapest
- 25 Sep 2014 7:40 AM
- sport
Budapest’s Puskás Ferenc Stadium has been selected as the venue of four matches of the European Soccer Championship in 2020.
European Table Tennis Championships In 2016 Will Be Held In Budapest
- 21 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
Budapest will host the European Table Tennis Championships in 2016, the Hungarian Table Tennis Federation said. The related decision was announced by the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) in Riva del Garda, Italy, on Sunday.
Budapest Hosts First “Night Of Exercise ”
- 26 May 2014 4:30 AM
- sport
Budapest will be transformed into a capital for exercise instead of being a capital for parties on one night at the end of June, state secretary for health Miklós Szócska said. The first “Night of Exercise” will be held from 10pm on June 28 to 4am the next morning and may be attended free of charge, he told a press conference.
Hungary Launches Bid To Co-Host 2020 UEFA European Football Championship
- 11 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
Having consulted with the Government, the Hungarian Football Association (MLSZ) is applying to provide one of the venues for the 2020 UEFA European Championships, announced Chairman of the MLSZ Sándor Csányi on Tuesday. At a press conference held jointly with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Michel Platini, Mr. Csányi said that the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán On Football
- 4 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- sport
This morning I read a lengthy interview with Viktor Orbán on the Ferenc Puskás Academy’s website. Several newspapers summarized the prime minister’s thoughts on the state of Hungarian football. The historian Gábor Egry, whom readers of Hungarian Spectrum know from his occasional comments, wrote on Facebook about this interview: “Compulsory reading. Really. Everything one ought to and must know ...
Hungarian Gymnast Ónódi Inducted Into International Gymnastics Hall Of Fame
- 21 May 2010 4:00 AM
- sport
"Hungarian gymnast Henrietta Ónódi has been inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. She is the second Hungarian ever to receive this honour. The first was Ágnes Keleti (89), the winner of ten Olympic medals, including five gold.
UEFA Suspects Hungary's Honvéd Of Match-Fixing
- 26 Nov 2009 2:00 AM
- sport
"The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is investigating seven games including the first qualification Champions League game between Fener-bahce and Budapest Honvéd on suspicion that the match was fixed.
FIFA Leader Calls For Help To Poor Coun Tries At UEFA Congress
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The head of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Gianni Infantino called for efforts to help poor countries at the Budapest congress of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). He said the 209 member countries would receive 5 million dollars each from FIFA in every four-year period and the six continental associations 40 million dollars each to finance their ...
Former Hungarian President To Head EU’s Sports Diplomacy Advisory Group
- 12 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Former Hungarian President and one-time head of the Hungarian Olympic Committee Pál Schmitt has been appointed to lead a high-level group of experts commissioned with evaluating the role of sport in the European Union’s foreign affairs and provide advice on how sport could contribute to reach the EU’s foreign policy goals.
Four Euro 2020 Matches To Be Hosted By Budapest
- 25 Sep 2014 7:40 AM
- sport
Budapest’s Puskás Ferenc Stadium has been selected as the venue of four matches of the European Soccer Championship in 2020.
European Table Tennis Championships In 2016 Will Be Held In Budapest
- 21 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
Budapest will host the European Table Tennis Championships in 2016, the Hungarian Table Tennis Federation said. The related decision was announced by the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) in Riva del Garda, Italy, on Sunday.
Budapest Hosts First “Night Of Exercise ”
- 26 May 2014 4:30 AM
- sport
Budapest will be transformed into a capital for exercise instead of being a capital for parties on one night at the end of June, state secretary for health Miklós Szócska said. The first “Night of Exercise” will be held from 10pm on June 28 to 4am the next morning and may be attended free of charge, he told a press conference.
Hungary Launches Bid To Co-Host 2020 UEFA European Football Championship
- 11 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
Having consulted with the Government, the Hungarian Football Association (MLSZ) is applying to provide one of the venues for the 2020 UEFA European Championships, announced Chairman of the MLSZ Sándor Csányi on Tuesday. At a press conference held jointly with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Michel Platini, Mr. Csányi said that the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán On Football
- 4 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- sport
This morning I read a lengthy interview with Viktor Orbán on the Ferenc Puskás Academy’s website. Several newspapers summarized the prime minister’s thoughts on the state of Hungarian football. The historian Gábor Egry, whom readers of Hungarian Spectrum know from his occasional comments, wrote on Facebook about this interview: “Compulsory reading. Really. Everything one ought to and must know ...
Hungarian Gymnast Ónódi Inducted Into International Gymnastics Hall Of Fame
- 21 May 2010 4:00 AM
- sport
"Hungarian gymnast Henrietta Ónódi has been inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. She is the second Hungarian ever to receive this honour. The first was Ágnes Keleti (89), the winner of ten Olympic medals, including five gold.
UEFA Suspects Hungary's Honvéd Of Match-Fixing
- 26 Nov 2009 2:00 AM
- sport
"The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is investigating seven games including the first qualification Champions League game between Fener-bahce and Budapest Honvéd on suspicion that the match was fixed.