38 result(s) for commissioner in Sport
Prime Minister Meets Heads Of International Canoe Federation
- 12 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The western German city of Duisburg and the southern Hungarian city of Szeged are two “temples” of kayak-canoeing, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said at talks with heads of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) on Wednesday. ICF President Jose Perurena and Secretary General Simon Toulson were accompanied by head of the Hungarian federation Etele Barath at the meeting in Parliament, the prime ...
Budapest Tops Out Main Venue For 2017 FINA World Aqua Championships
- 22 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
General contractor Market Zrt has topped out the Dagály Aquatic Centre, the main venue for the 2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships, six weeks ahead of schedule, government commissioner for priority investments in the capital Balázs Fürjes said.
Budapest Submits 2024 Olympic Bid
- 18 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Budapest has submitted the first part of its application to host the 2024 Olympic Games to the International Olympic Committee, Balázs Fürjes, the government commissioner for the bid, announced. The application was submitted on Tuesday, one day before the official deadline. Hungary’s parliament voted in July to support the Hungarian capital’s bid to host the 2024 event.
FINA Offical Satisfied With 2017 World Acquatics Championship Preparations
- 20 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
FINA Executive Director Cornel Marculescu said he was “extremely satisfied” with preparations at Budapest’s Dagály swimming centre for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. Marculescu, who was in Budapest with a FINA delegation to inspect preparation works for the championships, said the capital city had made significant progress since Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, FINA President Julio C. ...
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.
Budapest’s Groupama Arena Named World’s Best Newly-Built Football Stadium
- 12 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Groupama Arena, the Hungarian capital’s new football stadium which is home to the District IX team Ferencváros, has won a prestigious international award. The stadium, which was inaugurated last summer, came first in the category of newly-built stadiums at The Stadium Business Awards, which is the world’s only competition which includes the full spectre of the global stadium scene.
Hungary’s World Aquatics Championships Budget At Huf 49bn
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Hosting the 2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships could cost Hungary 49 billion forints (EUR 157m), though the budget would recover about 10 billion forints in the form of VAT, the government’s commissioner for priority investments in the capital said. Balázs Fürjes said the construction of an aquatics centre in the north of the capital that will serve as the event’s main venue would cost net ...
Plans For Budapest’s New 65 000-Seat Football Stadium Revealed
- 3 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
The Ministry for National Development has disclosed plans of Budapest’s new 65 000-set football stadium, which is planned to replace the current Puskás Ferenc Stadium near corner of Hungária körút and Kerepesi út in Budapest.
World Swimming Championships In Hungary Discussed By PM Orbán & FINA Leaders
- 22 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with leaders of the International Swimming Federation FINA in Parliament on Monday, Orbán’s press chief said. They discussed preparations for the 2017 World Junior Swimming Championships and the World Aquatics Championships to be hosted four years later, Bertalan Havasi said.
Prime Minister Meets Heads Of International Canoe Federation
- 12 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The western German city of Duisburg and the southern Hungarian city of Szeged are two “temples” of kayak-canoeing, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said at talks with heads of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) on Wednesday. ICF President Jose Perurena and Secretary General Simon Toulson were accompanied by head of the Hungarian federation Etele Barath at the meeting in Parliament, the prime ...
Budapest Tops Out Main Venue For 2017 FINA World Aqua Championships
- 22 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
General contractor Market Zrt has topped out the Dagály Aquatic Centre, the main venue for the 2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships, six weeks ahead of schedule, government commissioner for priority investments in the capital Balázs Fürjes said.
Budapest Submits 2024 Olympic Bid
- 18 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Budapest has submitted the first part of its application to host the 2024 Olympic Games to the International Olympic Committee, Balázs Fürjes, the government commissioner for the bid, announced. The application was submitted on Tuesday, one day before the official deadline. Hungary’s parliament voted in July to support the Hungarian capital’s bid to host the 2024 event.
FINA Offical Satisfied With 2017 World Acquatics Championship Preparations
- 20 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
FINA Executive Director Cornel Marculescu said he was “extremely satisfied” with preparations at Budapest’s Dagály swimming centre for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. Marculescu, who was in Budapest with a FINA delegation to inspect preparation works for the championships, said the capital city had made significant progress since Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, FINA President Julio C. ...
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.
Budapest’s Groupama Arena Named World’s Best Newly-Built Football Stadium
- 12 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Groupama Arena, the Hungarian capital’s new football stadium which is home to the District IX team Ferencváros, has won a prestigious international award. The stadium, which was inaugurated last summer, came first in the category of newly-built stadiums at The Stadium Business Awards, which is the world’s only competition which includes the full spectre of the global stadium scene.
Hungary’s World Aquatics Championships Budget At Huf 49bn
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Hosting the 2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships could cost Hungary 49 billion forints (EUR 157m), though the budget would recover about 10 billion forints in the form of VAT, the government’s commissioner for priority investments in the capital said. Balázs Fürjes said the construction of an aquatics centre in the north of the capital that will serve as the event’s main venue would cost net ...
Plans For Budapest’s New 65 000-Seat Football Stadium Revealed
- 3 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
The Ministry for National Development has disclosed plans of Budapest’s new 65 000-set football stadium, which is planned to replace the current Puskás Ferenc Stadium near corner of Hungária körút and Kerepesi út in Budapest.
World Swimming Championships In Hungary Discussed By PM Orbán & FINA Leaders
- 22 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with leaders of the International Swimming Federation FINA in Parliament on Monday, Orbán’s press chief said. They discussed preparations for the 2017 World Junior Swimming Championships and the World Aquatics Championships to be hosted four years later, Bertalan Havasi said.