Tag: 2012

3rd June 2011

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by Greg Dorey

Diplomat

Sport – nation shall speak unto nation…

Earlier this week we held a very well-attended, high profile press conference at the Embassy at which the Médiaszolgáltatás-támogató és Vagyonkezelő Alap (MTVA) – the official Hungarian media sports TV/radio organisation spoke about the London 2012 Olympics and all the international sporting events leading up to the Games in which Hungary is involved. Agnes Cserhati […]

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15th April 2011

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by Martin Harris

Minister and Deputy Head of Mission to Russia

Guest blogger: London 2012, a celebration of diversity in sports

Blog by Sally Wood-Lamont, President of the Romanian National Paralympic Committee I am delighted that the UK will host, for the third time in the history of the Olympic Games, an event that will keep the whole world connected through the values of fair competition and excellence in sports. That London 2012 has Paralympics at […]

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5th April 2011

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by Greg Dorey

Diplomat

Chain Reaction – Volunteering

In Japan, a country much in our thoughts these days, volunteers generate a greater share of GDP than the financial services sector. And research shows that for every £1 the average company invests in volunteering programmes, they get a return of between £3 and £5. In general, the business case for employer supported volunteering is […]

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17th March 2011

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by Greg Dorey

Diplomat

Counting down

A few weeks ago I promised that we would be marking 500 days to go to the 2012 Olympics on 16 March. The eagle-eyed among you might have noticed that this date was in fact 499 days from the Olympics (and 532 from the Paralympics). The reason was that 15 March is an important national […]

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28th October 2010

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by Leigh Turner

Ambassador to Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Vienna

Чому безпека України важлива для Великої Британії

Як Велика Британія може захистити свою безпеку? Чому безпека Великої Британії має значення для Україні і навпаки? Для відповіді на ці запитання у Посольстві Великої Британії в Україні 22 жовтня було організовано круглий стіл з ключовими українськими експертами у галузі безпеки. Серед учасників: представники Адміністрації Президента, Міністерства оборони, Міністерства закордонних справ, Ради національної безпеки та […]

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