178 result(s) for sports in Current Affairs
Hungary Signs Culture, Sport And Healthcare Agreements With Vietnam
- 18 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog and Vietnamese Deputy Ministers Le Khanh Hai and Le Quang Cuong concluded inter-ministerial agreements on culture, sport and healthcare on 16 September 2013 in Budapest. The work schedules determined for 2004-2016 will allow future direct cooperation between institutes and the development and realisation of concrete cooperation programmes. Parliamentary ...
Erzsébet Holiday Camps Relaunched In Hungary In June 2013
- 21 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Erzsébet Programme is Hungary’s most prominent social programme of the past two decades. The initiative launched last year aims to give the opportunity for socially disadvantaged children, pensioners, large families and individuals with disabilities to go on holiday under preferential terms. The programme is implemented from profits derived from the distribution of Erzsébet vouchers that ...
Xpat Opinion: Letter To The Financial Times: Your Opinions Should At Least Respect Facts
- 14 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“Obviously you are free to express your opinion or criticism towards Hungary and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, but they should at least resemble facts or reality.”
Newspaper Readership Falls Further In Hungary
- 13 May 2013 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The number of readers of daily newspapers has fallen slightly from last year, the National Readership Survey found. Tabloid Blikk maintained its lead (915,000 readers), followed by giveaway paper Metropol (602,000), tabloid Bors (352,000), sports paper Nemzeti Sport (221,000) and leading broadsheet Népszabadság (202,000).
Two Die, Thousands Stranded In Snow In Hungary
- 18 Mar 2013 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Two people died, more than 40 people sustained injuries and nearly 6,000 cars were stranded on public roads due to the snowstorm on Friday. The two were killed when over 50 vehicles collided in a snarl-up at Szabadbattyán near Lake Balaton on the M7 motorway.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Journalist Bayer Rejects Racism Charge
- 10 Jan 2013 8:01 AM
- current affairs
A leading pro-government columnist accuses left-liberal protestors of misrepresenting his position on the Roma, in the wake of the latest knife attack on two young sportsmen in a night club. His editor-in-chief and the owner of Magyar Hírlap promise to be more careful in the future.
Athletes Stabbed In Brawl In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Two athletes attached to the MTK sports club were seriously injured in a melee in Szigethalom, Pest county on New Year's Eve. A 17-year-old boy from Szigethalom suspected of repeatedly stabbing a wrestler in the chest was questioned and taken into custody, police said.
Golden Team Football Player Kocsis’ Ashes Returning To Hungary
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ashes of 1950s Golden Team football player Sándor Kocsis will be returned from Barcelona and laid to rest at the Szent István Basilica on September 21. His ashes will be laid next to those of his team-mate and good friend Ferenc Puskás.
Xpat Opinion: From Anti-Semitism To The Olympics, The Culture War Goes On In Hungary
- 14 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Historians’ polemic: In Élet és Irodalom, Eszter Babarczy argues that anti-Semitism became a political factor two decades ago, when liberals and socialists first raised the charge against their conservative opponents.
Hungary Signs Culture, Sport And Healthcare Agreements With Vietnam
- 18 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog and Vietnamese Deputy Ministers Le Khanh Hai and Le Quang Cuong concluded inter-ministerial agreements on culture, sport and healthcare on 16 September 2013 in Budapest. The work schedules determined for 2004-2016 will allow future direct cooperation between institutes and the development and realisation of concrete cooperation programmes. Parliamentary ...
Erzsébet Holiday Camps Relaunched In Hungary In June 2013
- 21 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Erzsébet Programme is Hungary’s most prominent social programme of the past two decades. The initiative launched last year aims to give the opportunity for socially disadvantaged children, pensioners, large families and individuals with disabilities to go on holiday under preferential terms. The programme is implemented from profits derived from the distribution of Erzsébet vouchers that ...
Xpat Opinion: Letter To The Financial Times: Your Opinions Should At Least Respect Facts
- 14 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“Obviously you are free to express your opinion or criticism towards Hungary and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, but they should at least resemble facts or reality.”
Newspaper Readership Falls Further In Hungary
- 13 May 2013 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The number of readers of daily newspapers has fallen slightly from last year, the National Readership Survey found. Tabloid Blikk maintained its lead (915,000 readers), followed by giveaway paper Metropol (602,000), tabloid Bors (352,000), sports paper Nemzeti Sport (221,000) and leading broadsheet Népszabadság (202,000).
Two Die, Thousands Stranded In Snow In Hungary
- 18 Mar 2013 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Two people died, more than 40 people sustained injuries and nearly 6,000 cars were stranded on public roads due to the snowstorm on Friday. The two were killed when over 50 vehicles collided in a snarl-up at Szabadbattyán near Lake Balaton on the M7 motorway.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Journalist Bayer Rejects Racism Charge
- 10 Jan 2013 8:01 AM
- current affairs
A leading pro-government columnist accuses left-liberal protestors of misrepresenting his position on the Roma, in the wake of the latest knife attack on two young sportsmen in a night club. His editor-in-chief and the owner of Magyar Hírlap promise to be more careful in the future.
Athletes Stabbed In Brawl In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Two athletes attached to the MTK sports club were seriously injured in a melee in Szigethalom, Pest county on New Year's Eve. A 17-year-old boy from Szigethalom suspected of repeatedly stabbing a wrestler in the chest was questioned and taken into custody, police said.
Golden Team Football Player Kocsis’ Ashes Returning To Hungary
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ashes of 1950s Golden Team football player Sándor Kocsis will be returned from Barcelona and laid to rest at the Szent István Basilica on September 21. His ashes will be laid next to those of his team-mate and good friend Ferenc Puskás.
Xpat Opinion: From Anti-Semitism To The Olympics, The Culture War Goes On In Hungary
- 14 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Historians’ polemic: In Élet és Irodalom, Eszter Babarczy argues that anti-Semitism became a political factor two decades ago, when liberals and socialists first raised the charge against their conservative opponents.