320 result(s) for olympics
Poll Shows Steady Support For Budapest Olympic Bid
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Approximately 58% of Hungarians would be happy and 62% would be proud if Budapest hosted the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to a representative survey by pollster Ipsos published on Friday and reported widely in the domestic media.
Olympics On TV & Online: 600,000 To Follow Games On Smartphones In Hungary
- 30 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
Adult Hungarian Internet users are committed sports fans: 69%, i.e. over 3.5 million people plan to watch the Rio Olympic Games. Seven out of 10 respondents want to see all sports in which Hungarian athletes participate. Smartphones, tablet computers and (mobile) Internet access provide more opportunities to cheer for sportsmen than ever before. The latest survey in eNET-Telekom’s “Report on the ...
PM Orbán: Demographic Policies Key To Curing Labour Shortages
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Demographic and family policies are the key to tackling Hungary’s labour shortages, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. The country is in need of more children and stronger families because if more children are born, more people can join the workforce, Orbán told public radio.
Xpat Opinion: Olympic Culture War In Hungary
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
In their overall assessment of the Rio Olympic Games, Hungarian pundits interpret the performance of Hungarian athletes and the importance of sports in highly ideological and overly politicized terms.
Lázár: Sport ‘National Cause’
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government considers sports as a “strategic sector and a national cause”, János Lázár, the government office chief, told a weekly press briefing. The achievements of Hungary’s athletes in the 2016 Rio Olympics and in past years will help the country’s bid to host the Olympics, Lázár said. He called Hungary one of the most successful “sporting nations” in the world.
Hungary Finishes 12th In Olympic Medal Rankings
- 23 Aug 2016 9:02 AM
- sport
Hungary was ranked 12th in medal rankings in this year’s Olympic Games in Rio, where Hungarian athletes gathered a total of 15 medals: eight gold, three silver and four bronze.
Orbán On Olympics: ‘There Is A Problem With Hungarian Menʼ
- 23 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
While the Hungarian athletes competing in Rio’s Olympic Games exceeded Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s expectations in gold medal terms, he urged the men to conduct some “self-investigation” into why the majority of the countryʼs gold medals were garnered by women, Orbán was quoted as saying by the online daily Blikk.
Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán Meets IOC Chief In Rio
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met International Olympic Committee (IOC) head Thomas Bach for talks in Rio de Janeiro, which covered Hungary’s bid to host the 2024 Games. Orbán congratulated Bach on organising a successful Olympics in Rio and said Hungary is committed to its bid to host the event in 2024.
Hungarian Govt Drawing Up 10-Year Programme
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is drawing up a social programme for the 10- year period starting in 2018, János Lázár, the government office chief, said at a regular government news conference. “There are big issues that we have to deal with after 2018,” Lázár said, citing the conclusion of the latest European Union financing period, which ends in 2020.
Poll Shows Steady Support For Budapest Olympic Bid
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Approximately 58% of Hungarians would be happy and 62% would be proud if Budapest hosted the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to a representative survey by pollster Ipsos published on Friday and reported widely in the domestic media.
Olympics On TV & Online: 600,000 To Follow Games On Smartphones In Hungary
- 30 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
Adult Hungarian Internet users are committed sports fans: 69%, i.e. over 3.5 million people plan to watch the Rio Olympic Games. Seven out of 10 respondents want to see all sports in which Hungarian athletes participate. Smartphones, tablet computers and (mobile) Internet access provide more opportunities to cheer for sportsmen than ever before. The latest survey in eNET-Telekom’s “Report on the ...
PM Orbán: Demographic Policies Key To Curing Labour Shortages
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Demographic and family policies are the key to tackling Hungary’s labour shortages, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. The country is in need of more children and stronger families because if more children are born, more people can join the workforce, Orbán told public radio.
Xpat Opinion: Olympic Culture War In Hungary
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
In their overall assessment of the Rio Olympic Games, Hungarian pundits interpret the performance of Hungarian athletes and the importance of sports in highly ideological and overly politicized terms.
Lázár: Sport ‘National Cause’
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government considers sports as a “strategic sector and a national cause”, János Lázár, the government office chief, told a weekly press briefing. The achievements of Hungary’s athletes in the 2016 Rio Olympics and in past years will help the country’s bid to host the Olympics, Lázár said. He called Hungary one of the most successful “sporting nations” in the world.
Hungary Finishes 12th In Olympic Medal Rankings
- 23 Aug 2016 9:02 AM
- sport
Hungary was ranked 12th in medal rankings in this year’s Olympic Games in Rio, where Hungarian athletes gathered a total of 15 medals: eight gold, three silver and four bronze.
Orbán On Olympics: ‘There Is A Problem With Hungarian Menʼ
- 23 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
While the Hungarian athletes competing in Rio’s Olympic Games exceeded Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s expectations in gold medal terms, he urged the men to conduct some “self-investigation” into why the majority of the countryʼs gold medals were garnered by women, Orbán was quoted as saying by the online daily Blikk.
Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán Meets IOC Chief In Rio
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met International Olympic Committee (IOC) head Thomas Bach for talks in Rio de Janeiro, which covered Hungary’s bid to host the 2024 Games. Orbán congratulated Bach on organising a successful Olympics in Rio and said Hungary is committed to its bid to host the event in 2024.
Hungarian Govt Drawing Up 10-Year Programme
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is drawing up a social programme for the 10- year period starting in 2018, János Lázár, the government office chief, said at a regular government news conference. “There are big issues that we have to deal with after 2018,” Lázár said, citing the conclusion of the latest European Union financing period, which ends in 2020.


















