Why did you come to and stay in America at such an early age on your own Romania) and raised in Sepsizentgyörgy (Sfantu Gheorghe) where my father got a job as a veterinarian We had a distant relative living in Paramus who invited me in 1992 to look after their little daughter fluent in German but didn’t know any English so apart from seeing a few tourist attractions in New York City I decided to stay longer and asked for a deferral at my school back home Being a year behind wasn’t a problem for me since I was aware that I’d have many more job opportunities when returning to Romania with English fluency under my belt weekends were terrible: I didn’t know anyone since communication with friends back home in those days meant physical correspondence I put emphasis on my language learning goals and I took care of the household but at least I didn’t have time to think too much… I grew up as a ski racer we spent most of the winter months in the mountains in ski camps where we didn’t have parents with us which made me more trained and independent than the average of my generation I was allowed to call my parents once a month for five minutes I informed them that I’d like to stay for another year You didn’t return even after the first year I decided to earn an American high school diploma but I could learn the material at home and then take the test because for instance the math requirements were close to those of eighth-grade level in Romania but understanding and writing more complex texts were challenging because of my language limitations I came a few points short on the first exam After a few months I tried again and got through Then I applied to the local community college I had a minimum score but was paying double tuition as an international student which was a good deal for them since I took my final exams with the aim of being accepted to a college and then returning home with an American university degree which I thought would have been a really big splash to start up a career back home I first wanted to become a kindergarten teacher but it quickly became clear to me that the salary they earned wouldn’t be enough for me to support myself as a single woman I continued my studies at Montclair State University I also worked to support my studies by having administrative office jobs My boyfriend at the time had been previously living in Florida and was very eager to return I finished my last year at Florida International University in 2000 my father’s name was drawn in the green card lottery but I really wanted to get a green card because it would mean a significant decrease in my tuition We agreed that my parents would move to New Jersey also giving my younger brother the opportunity to learn the language and go to high school and university in the U.S My dad was able to get a job as an assistant at a veterinary hospital right away After a few years he was able to perform veterinary duties My parents weren’t at all happy about my moving to Florida They lived in America for 15 years and moved back to Csíkszereda when they retired My brother also moved to Florida and stayed here he lives half an hour away from our current home How did your professional and private life turn out in Florida an agency sent me to work for Royal Caribbean Cruises I was offered a job in the procurement department It was one of the biggest companies in Florida I worked in several departments and ended up managing contracts worth tens of millions of dollars I enjoyed very much being a financially independent woman and making up for all the experiences I had missed out on previously I enjoyed travelling a lot to exotic islands and trade shows who graduated from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Technology back in Budapest is an entrepreneur and business consultant As the son of a hospital director in Szabadka (Subotica and travelled a lot across Europe with his family He first came to Ohio State University to teach We got married and our son Kristofer was born in 2006 Since I had already seen what it meant to have au-pairs raising your child I wanted to raise him myself so I gave up my business career When have you contacted local Hungarian Americans There is an old Hungarian House at the Reformed Church in Miami but there were mostly seniors attending the events and they didn’t have any programs for children you start looking for a community where you can meet other Hungarian moms and kids read Hungarian stories and sang Hungarian songs to him When a lady from our neighborhood contacted me in 2008 looking for Hungarian families with young children to have meetings on Saturdays at a city library in Boca Raton and played lap games for and with our children we moved to a nearby park pavilion and started organizing the meetings on the meetup interface where we had to give a name to our community That’s how we launched the South Florida Hungarian Mommy Club glue and colored paper with us for various handicraft activities or games to celebrate the actual holidays when we noticed that over 100 families had joined our circle and we had 30–40 children of school age around us… Is that when you got the idea to open a school We got together with three other mothers to discuss where we could rent a room We needed at least ten children to pay the rent signed a rental contract with them and started the school in 2015 four of us met and talked a lot weekly about our school plans and desires we got to know each other very well and learned how to work together so it wasn’t difficult for us to volunteer and occasionally we could take over each other’s tasks once we were all back to work and we didn’t have so much time to meet we were able to run a big event without previous lengthy discussions—we understood each other even from half words and gestures I currently teach only when I have to temporarily cover for someone Every weekend school has a slightly different priority We decided to have a community-based school meaning that our primary goal is to maintain and expand the Hungarian family community in South Florida and to pass on as much of Hungarian language but also worksheets that are done in small groups There are two teachers in each class the number of which varies from 8 to 14 age and language knowledge of students enrolled We accept children between the ages of four and 16 It’s very important that they have a good time with us on the sixth day of the week but my main goal is that they should be able to take something home with them hopefully they’ll appreciate what they’ve learned here about their Hungarian roots language and culture of the country their (grand)parents came from we teach them the alphabet and how to read but we can’t guarantee that they will read or write correctly We also want them to have a basic knowledge of literature but we don’t have the opportunity to go into these subjects in depth but we don’t have enough time to teach them about the poets’ lives and works but they’ll read Hungarian novels or later official documents only if their parents are committed to read a lot with them as well The location of the school changed frequently at first and also the American Hungarian Schools in America (AMIT in Hungarian) meetings in New York to see what we could learn from other weekend schools I’ve always had very positive experiences with the leaders of the diaspora communities here I’m very grateful to be part of such a community We’ve invited lecturers from time to time and kept collecting supplies we always brought an extra suitcase with teaching materials You organize camps for students and even excursions for teachers we don’t take responsibility for camping with only the children We usually rent the sites from scout groups at a reasonable price but we wouldn’t be able to have these without the Hungarian state’s grants we could apply for as soon as we became a non-profit organization in 2015 but it’s a great community-builder opportunity In the evenings there was always a campfire with deep conversations and cheerful singing We tried to put together Hungarian menus that are healthy and children also like Eating healthy is very important to me and is one of the school’s missions We started with these principles and they didn’t change when we became a school I’ve observed several other weekend schools and I’m still convinced: volunteering has a lot of power we can also apply for some teachers’ honorarium our teachers suggested that we should spend that money on a field trip together instead of sharing it among them The first weekend was such a good experience that we decided to make it a tradition The power of a team building weekend is fantastic it gives us the opportunity to think deeply and talk honestly about the challenges we face and everything else that is school-related The founding teachers are still essential leaders of our community This ‘golden age’ came to an abrupt end by Covid We were among the first to move to online education for which we received a lot of help from AMIT and our Kőrösi Csoma Sándor Program intern at the time we were lucky with the looser rules compared to other states by then we had formed a very cohesive community so we were less shaken by the pandemic compared to other Hungarian communities moms had an online cocktail evening every Friday which also helped us to cope with the psychological difficulties caused by the pandemic Many of them said that we were their only social contact and support Education was able to restart in autumn 2021 Our new location was a Waldorf school in Boca Raton They have a very good playground where we can organize many of the activities we used to do in parks We have at least 10 new families this year which will probably grow by at least one or two in the next few weeks Have you been able to use your professional background to run the school Royal Caribbean ran an annual volunteer program for office staff called Give signifying the company’s way of giving back to the local community Each department was responsible for a one-day volunteer project The day was rounded off with a huge company picnic I was the volunteer organizer for my department for a couple of years It was a great experience giving me a lot of strength and confidence to cope with the volunteer world later I have also brought from my corporate background the need for proper planning and delivering quality service which is necessary for the success of non-profit organizations These should be treated as a business: if you don’t invest time My experience is that not everyone in the Hungarian diaspora communities realizes this Not everyone understands that you can’t organize an event in the same way as 50 years ago; you have to innovate and invest financially to make it work today I’ve observed other non-profit organizations and it’s always been clear: where money dominates but we’re still there every Saturday… It’s a wonderful experience to see the commitment the heart and soul that every one of our six teachers put into it That’s something that money can’t buy… You have another professional volunteer job: the Hungarian Chamber of Business and Commerce in Florida Ever since she’s lived here, Honorary Consul of South Florida Pazaurek Piros has had various business and higher education initiatives for local Hungarian Americans including lots of small and large business owners or managers There was a need for an organization to reach out and connect these businesses owned or run by people of Hungarian origin as well as to serve as a commercial and business link between Hungary and Florida I’ve been approached to join as I’ve been a community leader for many years and have a wide network of contacts however I didn’t move in those circles for a while I decided to step back from the school and lead the chamber initiative my school colleagues were very reluctant; they promised me everything just to remain the principal I didn’t have the heart to leave the school altogether… But you didn’t quit the Chamber either… What happened to that The seven founding members include Piros and her husband We set up working groups to figure out what the Chamber would represent Our plan is to have three centers: Miami–Fort Lauderdale but with the same goals and vision we started People reset their priorities and it was harder to run a new initiative with the same commitment We had our first major online program in May 2021 to provide as much information as possible to the 15–18 Hungarian companies participating wine tasting events in both Miami and Daytona Beach areas We received a few enquiries and organized a few events on our own and are actively looking for volunteers to join our efforts We still see the value of the Chamber and the need for its services if no one else volunteers to run it until then… Hungarian Conservative is a quarterly magazine on contemporary political philosophical and cultural issues from a conservative perspective is celebrating 50 years since its inauguration in 1974 the brewery has increased its production capacity almost 13 times HEINEKEN Romania’s investments in the last 5 years in the Miercurea Ciuc brewery amount to 24.3 million euros The company’s most recent investments in the brewery in Miercurea Ciuc were the introduction of new production and bottling technologies with the aim of increasing production capacity as well as the implementation of Strongbow cider production a state-of-the-art one-way glass bottling line and a new building within the factory were inaugurated through a total investment of 11 million euros The new bottling line implements a faster filling system and uses the innovative “Dynafill” technology the factory in Miercurea Ciuc being the first HEINEKEN factory in the world to use this technology About 280 people work in the brewery in Miercurea Ciuc, in production and logistics, and 30 of the employees have over 30 years of experience. The company is involved in the training of new generations of employees, being part, together with the local administrations of Harghita and Mureș, with educational institutions and other private companies, of a consortium that aims to support dual professional education and adaptation to the current needs of the labor market. We use cookies for keeping our website reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our website is used. 26 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}FC Voluntari won 2–0 over Miercurea Ciuc on Sat Predicted lineups are available for the match a few days in advance while the actual lineup will be available about an hour ahead of the match The current head to head record for the teams are FC Voluntari 1 win(s) Haven't scored in their last 2 matches Have scored 4 goals in their last 5 matches Jozef Dolny is the competition's top scorer (13) Who won between FC Voluntari and Miercurea Ciuc on Sat 26 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT?FC Voluntari won 2–0 over Miercurea Ciuc on Sat 26 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 3 goals in their last 5 matches FC Voluntari is playing home against Miercurea Ciuc on Sat There have been changes to the schedule of FC Dynamo Kyiv friendlies at the training camp in Turkey Oleksandr Shovkovskyi’s men were supposed to face the Romanian side Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc Pope Francis brought immense joy to some 100,000 pilgrims—most of them of Hungarian origin, when he arrived at the famous 16th century Marian shrine of Șumuleu-Ciuc in Transylvania “Complicated and sorrow-filled situations from the past must not be forgotten or denied,” he told the assembled during his homily “yet neither must they be an obstacle or an excuse standing in the way of our desire to live together as brothers and sisters.” To come here on pilgrimage “is to feel called and compelled to journey together asking the Lord for the grace to change past and present resentments and mistrust into new opportunities for fellowship.” “It means leaving behind our security and comfort and setting out for a new land that the Lord wants to give us,” the pope said “It means daring to discover and communicate the ‘mystique’ of living together and not being afraid to mingle “Complicated and sorrow-filled situations from the past must not be forgotten or denied yet neither must they be an obstacle standing in the way of our desire to live together as brothers and sisters.” To their great joy too the rain stopped and the fog lifted as Pope Francis arrived for this historic event which is a center of pilgrimage especially for Hungarian Catholics was built to commemorate the victory in battle of the local Catholic population of Hungarian origin in 1567 against efforts to get them to abandon their Catholic faith and embrace Protestantism Transylvania was part of the Kingdom of Hungary but after World War I it became part of Romania A leaflet distributed to journalists summed it all up: “Hungarian Catholics 1,000 years in Transylvania and in his homily—which he delivered in Italian but was then read in Romanian and Hungarian—he encouraged pilgrims not just to look to the past and prayed to Our Lady to teach all the believers of this land and all pilgrims “the art of weaving the threads of the future.” He expressed his joy and thanks to God at being able to join them “in this beloved Marian shrine seeking to overcome the tensions that exist within the Catholic community due to their ethnic roots and different rites “We have come here as children to meet our Mother and to acknowledge that we are all brothers and sisters.” “is to participate in that somewhat chaotic sea of people that can give us a genuine experience of fraternity “Shrines are like ‘sacraments’ of a church that is a field hospital: they keep alive the memory of God’s faithful people who continue to seek the source of living water that renews our hope.” Shrines are “places of festivity and celebration Pope Francis recalled that every year on the Saturday before Pentecost believers come on pilgrimage to Șumuleu-Ciucto honor the vow made by their ancestors for winning the battle to keep their faith and to strengthen their own “faith in God and devotion to Our Lady He described this annual pilgrimage as “part of the heritage of Transylvania but at the same time it honors Romanian and Hungarian religious traditions.” Moreover “the faithful of other confessions take part in it Pope Francis told the pilgrims who were listening in silence that this shrine “invites us to rediscover the witness of living faith and hope-filled life.” Indeed “to go on pilgrimage is to realize that we are in a way returning home as a people a people whose wealth is seen its myriad faces The holy and faithful people of God who in union with Mary advance on their pilgrim way singing of the Lord’s mercy.” He told these Romanian and Hungarian Catholics that just as at the wedding feast of Cana in Galilee where Mary interceded with Jesus to perform his first miracle she watches over us and makes intercession not only with her Son but also with each of us asking that we not let ourselves be robbed of our fraternal love by those voices and hurts that provoke division and fragmentation.” RELATED STORIES Pope Francis in Romania: a country is measured by how it treats the poor Gerard O’Connell Pope Francis’ simple (and radical) apology to the RomaMarc Roscoe Loustau also “to look not so much at what might have been (and wasn’t) but at everything that awaits us and cannot be put off much longer It is to believe in the Lord who is coming and even now is in our midst is “to commit ourselves to ensuring that the stragglers of yesterday can become the protagonists of tomorrow and that today’s protagonists do not become tomorrow’s stragglers the art of weaving the threads of the future to say together: ‘Mother teach us to weave the future’ and to set out on the paths of reconciliation.” the most famous Marian shrine of the center-east European region by telling these Romanian and Hungarian pilgrims “The Lord does not disappoint those who take a risk.” Gerard O’Connell is America’s Vatican correspondent Pope Francis at his best - bringing people together for 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Please contact us at members@americamedia.org with any questions Pope Francis will travel to Romania for an Apostolic Visit that will take him to the capital Bucharest to Blaj in Transylvania and to the Marian Shrine of Sumuleu Ciuc on the outskirts of Miercurea Ciuc city Holy See Press Office “ad-interim” Director said the visit is scheduled to take place from 31 May to 2 June It comes following an invitation by State Authorities and the Romanian Catholic Church The motto of the visit is “Let’s Walk Together.” The trip’s logo depicts a group of Romanian people walking beneath an image of Our Lady which according to a statement from the Holy See Press Office evokes the Virgin Mary’s care and protection of the Romanian people The statement also noted that Romania has often been called “the garden of the Mother of God,” which is a phrase used also by Pope St John Paul II during his Apostolic Journey to the country Pope Francis’ visit to Romania follows exactly 20 years after Pope St John Paul II was the first Pope to go to Romania in 1999 The Press Office statement also notes that “The visit of Pope Francis takes up this Marian accent inviting everyone to join forces under the protective mantle of Our Lady,” and adds that “Pope Francis has always urged for unity among different forces for the rejection of egoisms and for the centrality of the common good” It concludes saying that “The Successor of Peter comes to Romania to foster unity and confirm the faith” Catholics in Romania make up over 4 percent of the population and are the second largest denomination after the Romanian Orthodox Church The Pope will be traveling to the region earlier in the month when he will visit Bulgaria and Macedonia from 5 to 7 May Thank you for reading our article. 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Read more» Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government has doled out millions of euros to sports clubs in Szekely Land a mostly ethnic Hungarian region of Romania financing the construction of soccer stadiums The so-called Szekely Land is situated in Romania's central region of Transylvania with an estimated 1 million people living in the districts of Harghita and Covasna as well as part of the county of Mures Although just over 50 percent of the population identifies as ethnic Hungarian the region has long simmered with calls for greater autonomy from Bucharest if not outright independence Orban's government is often accused of fanning such sentiments And while Budapest says its intentions are benign and many in Bucharest don't object Hungary's financing of sports in Transylvania is viewed with suspicion by others Analysts suspect Orban is using sport as part of a soft-power play to win hearts and minds but elsewhere in neighboring countries where there is a sizeable ethnic Hungarian community the unofficial flag of Szekely Land often flutters in the air and the unofficial anthem is sung at matches with Orban himself joining the crowd on occasion to cheer on some of the ethnic-Hungarian teams there a self-described sports enthusiast and former amateur soccer player was in the stands in July when Sepsi OSK from Covasna took on Slovenia's Olimpija Ljubljana in a UEFA Europa Conference League qualifier The soccer game on July 21 came just days before Orban delivered his now infamous speech in the same Transylvanian region of Romania to a largely ethnic Hungarian crowd on the mixing of races and Hungarian national identity triggering a wave of global rebukes from Washington That sport is a means to strengthen Hungarian identity was spelled out earlier this year by Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto "Sport is one of the main means of preserving and building national identity and pride," he said at a press conference in January in Bucharest along with Romanian Sports Minister Eduard Novak who raised no objections or expressed reservations But perhaps Bucharest should be concerned. Since 2016, Budapest has invested over 83 million euros ($85 million) in sports in ethnic Hungarian communities in Szekely Land, according to research by the Hungarian news website Index.hu much of it flowing into soccer and ice hockey Bucharest has invested only a fraction of the amount Budapest has put in Orban has made it clear that Hungarian identity and national pride extend beyond the boundaries of Hungary and that includes areas of Romania's Transylvanian region which is located in Transylvania's Harghita district Orban said: "We [Hungarians] are not a mixed race…and we do not want to become a mixed race," adding that countries where European and non-Europeans mingle were "no longer nations." and Transylvania and the other areas inhabited by Hungarians in the Carpathian basin must remain united," Orban concluded who argues that the Hungarian right-wing populist is not interested in changing borders Orban built a cross-border political and cultural system through money as well as social and cultural networks," Bottoni told RFE/RL's Romanian Service "When Orban talks about the Carpathian basin it naturally includes all the territories of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire I think this is different from interwar revisionism The revisionism of the 1920s-1930s aimed at the recovery of territories territory is no longer the most important thing the parliament in Hungary passed legislation allowing the government to finance sports among the Hungarian diaspora a controversial law that has been criticized by countries with sizeable ethnic Hungarian communities Orban's remarks and maneuvers in Romania have shone a spotlight on the ethnic Hungarian political party the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) a junior partner in Romania's governing coalition After Orban's racially charged remarks in Baile Tusnad the party was urged to speak out by Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and several other ethnic Hungarian ministers accompanied Orban during his stay in Romania and were seen applauding his statements "UDMR needs to offer public clarifications since a significant part of its leadership and ministers were present at that event," Iohannis said the UDMR is suspected of playing a leading role often accused of fomenting "sports autonomy" in so-called Szekely Land Some of the sports funding from Budapest is funneled through the Mens Sana Foundation the Romanian environment minister and head of the UDMR party The Mens Sana Foundation was established in 1995 by Catholic Church parishes in largely ethnic Hungarian communities in Transylvania Orban's frequent forays into Transylvania to root for local ethnic Hungarian teams has raised eyebrows in Romania The prime minister of Hungary comes to Romania and roots for a team from Romania I don't want to get into these discussions but I don't think a similar thing could happen in Hungary," said Florin Raducioiu a former Romanian soccer star in comments to a Romanian sports network Orban made three public visits to Szekely Land although he was not formally invited by the Romanian authorities Orban boasted about his government's investments in soccer in the region His third visit on July 23 was marked by his fiery All the attention and money dished out by Orban to the region has many living there questioning who is ultimately in charge fears sporting events could become a lightning rod for extremists attracted by the bigger crowds to amplify their message "The Szekely Land is no longer an abstract idea This is the biggest victory of Orban's policies are no longer only the domain of extremist movements," Desan said Through sports matches in which clubs funded from Budapest take part anyone in the region can come into contact with the symbols of the Szekely Land," Desan added Orban spent part of his childhood in the village of Felcsut where he apparently sharpened his soccer skills even playing later in life for the town's fourth-division amateur side during his first stint as prime minister in the late 1990s who would one day become the village's mayor and also one of Hungary's richest men Meszaros would also become the chairman of Puskas Akademia FC a soccer club and academy founded in 2007 that has benefited from plenty of state financing including money to build a stadium whose capacity of 3,800 is more than twice the size of the town What was done with Puskas Akademia FC was a model attempted abroad -- in Romania FK Csikszereda is a soccer team based in Miercurea Ciuc more than 80 percent of the nearly 38,000 inhabitants identified as ethnic Hungarians The team fell on hard times in the dying days of communism and went dormant before being resurrected in 2012 The team currently plays in Romania's second division and narrowly missed out on promotion to the top-flight league last season the team sealed a partnership with Puskas Akademia FC and formed its own youth academy the academy has training centers not only in Miercurea Ciuc but three other towns with a majority ethnic Hungarian community -- Targu Mures The academy is already one of the best in Romania competing for top honors with the soccer school established in Constanta by Gheorghe Hagi a Romanian soccer legend who was once dubbed the "Maradona of the Carpathians." It's not the only soccer club in Romania being pumped with money from Budapest Sepsi OSK is reported to be the biggest benefactor of Orban's sports largesse where about 74 percent of the city's 56,000 citizens identified as ethnic Hungarians Sepsi OSK quickly found its feet on the field winning promotion to Romania's top division in 2017 The football club operates through a foundation the OSK Sports Club Association of Sfantu Gheorghe A controlling 51 percent stake in the club is held by Hodut Rom SRL a subsidiary of the Hungarian-based holding company The registered owner of that company is Karoly Varga a relative and former associate of Meszaros Money from Budapest mainly finances the club's youth program and not players' salaries Two-thirds of the budget is secured from Hungarian sources That is the part of the budget for the youth program European rules prohibit the government financing of professional teams," explained Dioszegi to RFE/RL Money to pay the players is said to come solely from sponsorship deals all inked exclusively with Hungarian companies According to the Hungarian-language website these sponsorship deals total some 4.5 million euros for Sepsi reportedly the highest such amount for a sponsorship deal in Romanian soccer Orban was on hand for Sepsi's game against Slovenia's Olimpija Ljubljana on July 21 the first leg of their UEFA Conference League qualifier Orban cheered on the team in the 8,500-seat stadium which opened last year and cost an estimated 25 million euros taking selfies with fans and signing autographs later posting some of what he documented on Instagram with comments including "Long live the Hungarians!" and "Selfie Factory in Szekely Land." We have never denied that the Hungarian government built our stadium They congratulated us and told us we have a good team," said Dioszegi after the game advancing them to the next qualification round of UEFA's Conference League the newest and least prestigious of UEFA's European-wide club competitions It wasn't the only soccer game that Orban attended that week in Romania The prime minister also appeared on July 23 at a match involving the so-called national team of Szekely Land The Romanian Soccer Federation had refused to sanction the match between the Hungarian Under-18 national team and a select Szekely Land Under-18 side The game was to be the first at the new stadium of FK Csikszereda 1,400-seat venue that cost some 3 million euros with funding again provided by the Hungarian government the Orban government has provided cash for infrastructure and sports equipment for youth teams at both clubs Orban has also flashed the cash at other soccer teams elsewhere in Europe where there is a significant ethnic Hungarian community With only a few ice rinks around the country, ice hockey is not exactly a national passion in Romania. The national team sits 24th in the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) rankings the sport has reportedly become more popular especially for those living in the Harghita and Covasna counties the heartland of the ethnic Hungarian community in Romania Lacking support from the Romanian sporting authorities ice hockey in the region fell on hard times some 20 years ago But the sport was revived when Hungarian government financing appeared around 2016 after Budapest passed legislation on foreign sports funding Now indoor ice rinks can be found in Miercurea Ciuc all towns with sizeable ethnic Hungarian communities in the Transylvanian region and Sfantu Gheorghe were built or renovated with money from Romania's state-funded National Investment Company (CNI) to the tune of nearly 10 million euros money provided by the Hungarian government The head of the Romanian Hockey Federation believes the raft of rinks in mainly ethnic Hungarian areas is no accident likely the outcome of pressure by the UDMR as well as direct financing from Budapest but ice rinks were built in Sfantu Gheorghe and Miercurea Ciuc -- and another four are to be built in the same localities with National Investment Company funds," Halauca told RFE/RL's Romanian Service in e-mailed comments complaining that the sport's development is "imbalanced" in Romania due to this "conflict" in funding The Szekely Ice Hockey Academy began operations with funding from the Hungarian government in 2016 when legislation allowing such a move was okayed by the Hungarian parliament The academy has youth training centers at eight locations across the region built in a year and at a cost of 1 million euros -- again with funding provided by Budapest -- opened to much fanfare in Transylvania's Sangeorgiu de Mures in February 2021 there are a total of three indoor ice rinks: in Brasov An ice hockey game earlier this year between Romania and Hungary ended in scandal when players on the Romanian national team -- many of whom are ethnic Hungarians -- joined in with Hungarian supporters in the crowd to sing the unofficial anthem of Szekely Land The game in May in Slovenia at the Ice Hockey World Championship ended 4-2 in favor of Hungary After the game, the secretary-general of the Romanian Hockey Federation, Alexandru Nistor, accused the same players of "betraying Romania" and losing to Hungary on purpose "They turned against the country they were representing," Nistor said "They were born and raised by a country Nistor also suggested that the players were instructed to lose the game by Barna the Romanian environment minister and head of the UDMR Three minutes before the end it was 3-2 for them If the Romanian players of Hungarian ethnicity would stop playing for the national team it would disappear from hockey," explained Zoltan Toke a goalkeeper for the Romanian national team Despite the controversy and complaints from Bucharest, there are few signs that Budapest is ready to reconsider its sports financing of ethnic Hungarian communities there. Hungarian government officials reportedly have already purchased a plot of land in Satu Mare where a new modern football academy will be built The investment in the municipality of Satu Mare would be outside the Szekely Land but it would be in a city with 35,000 ethnic Hungarians The costs for the construction and commissioning of the football academy are estimated at around 800,000 euros the money that will be allocated by the Hungarian government "The Hungarian government is a reliable partner for the development of sports in Romania," Szijjarto said in January "The Hungarian government has already financed a number of sports infrastructure developments and this will continue in the future." Marian Pavalasc has been writing for RFE/RL's Romanian Service since January 2021 he has focused on news and investigative reports He started his journalism career as a student when he started writing for a daily newspaper in the eastern Romanian city of Galati The best rivalry in Erste Liga is replying on the ice of Continental Cup and Miercurea Ciuc gets the better of Ferencvaros Ferencvaros and Miercurea Ciuc open the second day of Group C of the Continental Cup in a crucial game for the fate of both teams The news of Saryarka's withdrawal from semifinals opens up an excellent opportunity for both clubs to qualify even as the best runner-up is very heated and even on the Angers ice it was perceivedThe Hungarians who were beaten 8-5 by Angers on Matchday 1 has injured Gergo Nagy and Mate Seregely out opens the score with Evgeny Skachkov with a nice shot under Gergely Arany's crossbar Ferencvaros react immediately and there is a lot of work for goalkeeper Attila Adorjan who has to surrender at 15:33 on a power play shot by Oliver Betteridge The third period opens with another great chance for the Hungarians again wasted by Betteridge all alone in front of the cage Again Ferencvaros is plagued by penalties and with 11 minutes remaining it is Karel Kubat who finds the third goal with a long-range powerful shot At 50 minutes the green-and-whites finally take advantages to a power play scoring the second goal with Rasmus Kulmala After surviving four minutes in double inferiority Ferencvaros pulls the goalkeeper for the final assault but were immediately punished by an empty goal from Szilard Rokaly and another scored Miercurea Ciuc gains another 3 points waiting for the decisive duel with Angers Did you find any incorrect or incomplete information? Please, let us know Kovyazin recorded an incredible total of 24 points also his teammate Attila Borsos left a mark on boxscore with 8 points Brasov continues with a 7-0 perfect record in Romanian League Gyergyói HK participates in season 2025-2026: Campionatul National De Hochei, Erste Liga The requested content cannot be loaded.Please try again later The Romanian subsidiary of Dutch beer producer Heineken saw sales volumes grow by “slightly” less than 7 percent in the first half of 2012 y-o-y “Volume in Romania grew in the mid-single digits slightly behind 7 percent beer market growth Volume gains were led by solid growth of the Bucegi and Ciuc brands a highly competitive environment constrained overall pricing,” reads the company’s report Heineken runs four factories locally in Miercurea Ciuc, Constanta, Craiova and Mures. Among the brands the brewer sells in Romania there are Bucegi, Heineken, Golden Brau, Silva and Ciuc Premium. Heineken saw its net revenue grow to RON 1.04 billion (approximately EUR 245 million) last year in Romania The volume of beer sold increased by 7.5 percent 2011 was a good year for the brewer also when looking at profitability which grew double digit said at the beginning of this year Andrew Quayle Heineken’s revenue rose 4.5 percent organically (EUR 8.7 billion) driven by higher total consolidated volumes of 1.6 percent and revenue per hectolitre growth of 2.9 percent Group beer volume rose 3.3 percent with increases in four out of five regions Net profit increased 1.6 percent (EUR 705 million) and declined 4 percent on an organic basis Simona Bazavan We use cookies for keeping our website reliable and secure providing social media features and to analyse how our website is used Heineken Romania will start to export its locally produced beer brand Ciuc to Italy the main emigration destination for Romanians The move was prompted by the demand from Romanians in the diaspora but the brewer is targeting both Romanian consumers abroad and foreign drinkers too Heineken will export the 0.5 and 0.33 liter products through HoReCa and retail channels through the local distributors of Brau Union International Ciuc Premium is produced in Miercurea Ciuc The brewer produces and sells several brands in Romania Heineken employs 1,300 staff in the country In the first half of last year the beer producer increased its turnover by 12 percent to RON 436 million Corina Saceanu the largest traditional food consecration in the Carpathian Basin is held in Csíkszereda (Miercurea Ciuc) One of the largest Hungarian-inhabited cities in Szeklerland held the traditional Easter Sunday food consecration and wine were blessed by retired auxiliary bishop József Tamás the service was extended to include a cross with the obligatory wearing of masks and a two-metre distance between the crosses and website in this browser for the next time I comment Y"},"category":false,"taxonomy":{"active":false,"name":"category"}},"markup":{"custom_html":true,"wpp-start":"","wpp-end":"<\/ul>","title-start":"","title-end":"<\/h2>","post-html":"{thumb} {title} {stats}<\/span>{excerpt}<\/p><\/li>"},"theme":{"name":""}} You have successfully joined our subscriber list SupportUs Newsletter © 2025 DailyNewsHungary | All rights reserved Defence Minister Mircea Dusa announced that the biggest Romanian flag of Harghita County was going to be flown in Csíkszereda (Miercurea Ciuc) on Friday on the occasion of the Romanian Flag Day finds it a good idea to celebrate the Romanian flag in Csíkszereda According to the report of Agerpres news agency the defence minister talked about the planed flying of the Romanian flag after having watched the Trident Joust 15 and the Resolute Castle 15 military manoeuvres in Nagysink (Cincu) on Monday “The tricolour needs to be at home in Hargitha County as well,” declared the defence minister and whom PM Victor Ponta named the Hungary-expert of the Romanian government on several occasions Dusa added he hoped that he would take part in the ceremony with Interior Minister Gabriel Oprea Photo: szekelyfold.ma Pelajari lebih lanjut tentang pemecahan masalah di WordPress.