93 result(s) for hat competition
Budapest Circus Festival Starts Today
- 7 Jan 2016 12:40 AM
- entertainment
The 11th annual Budapest Circus Festival begins today with 75 performers from 13 countries at the Fõvárosi Cirkusz. A selection panel has chosen 30 acts from around the world to compete in the international competition in Budapest from Thursday through to next Monday.
Hungarian Swimmer Katinka Hosszú Slams Swimming Federation
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Katinka Hosszú, Hungary’s most successful swimmer of recent years, criticised the Hungarian Swimming Federation yesterday, accusing its leaders of complacency rather than stepping up efforts to help the nation’s swimmers. The world and European swimming champion, holder of several world records, told a Budapest press conference that she did not expect and did not receive additional resources from ...
Rothschild Offers Upbeat Study On Hungarian Paks Nuclear Power Plant
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant is not being carried out in a way that violates EU competition rules and is an investment that will recover its costs without state subsidy, according to a study by the Rothschild Group, released yesterday by the Prime Minister’s Office. Government commissioner for the expansion project Attila Aszódi said the financial consultant’s analysis will be ...
Budapest Has One Less Rival Since Hamburg Withdraws Olympics Bid
- 30 Nov 2015 10:00 AM
- sport
Budapest has one less rival in the bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics as 52% of voters in a Sunday referendum in Hamburg voted against bidding to stage the competition. The remaining candidates are Los Angeles, Paris and Rome, along with Budapest. The International Olympic Committee will select the winner in 2017.
See What Happened @ Gift Of The Gab: Final Of The Finalists
- 24 Sep 2015 12:50 PM
- entertainment
By Mary Murphy: The last drop of adrenaline has drained and life is back to normal, or as normal as it gets. Memories of Friday night still live on, where about 180 people gathered to see who in Budapest would win the coveted Gabber title as finalists from the five seasons met on stage at New Orleans in the Gift of the Gab Final of the Finalists.
Gift Of The Gab: The Final Of The Finalists, Budapest, 18 September
- 16 Sep 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Five seasons. Five finalists. One last night of speechifying at its best. Rupert Slade, Patrick McMenamin, Hans Peterson, Viktor Morandini and Jennifer Deborah Walker will go head to head to see which one of them takes home the accolades. The inimitable Jeremy Wheeler will be on hand to fan the fire of competition. And Matty Ryan will be doing his bit for the holy souls in purgatory by giving the ...
English School Of Budapest: UK Comic Relief Charity Project
- 24 Mar 2015 8:02 AM
- community & culture
The English School of Budapest took part in the UK Comic Relief charity project “Make Your Face Funny for Money” between 16 and 20 March. The money raised was donated to the Piros Orr Bohócdoktorok Alapítvány (Red Nose Clown Doctors Foundation). As in schools across the UK, our children painted their faces and used wigs, hats and props to take souvenir photos, while their parents donated money ...
RTL Did Not Make A Deal With Hungarian Gov’t
- 17 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
RTL’s German owners never reached a final agreement with the cabinet regarding the advertising tax, regional vice-president Andreas Rudas, confirmed in a Monday interview with Népszabadság. It had been reported that RTL and its parent company Bertelsmann had agreed to withdraw their complaint filed with the EU against Hungary’s tiered tax on advertising revenues, in exchange for a modification or ...
EU Might Veto Hungary's Paks Expansion
- 24 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The EU might block the expansion project of the nuclear power plant Paks on technical and competition grounds, the Financial Times wrote on Monday.
Budapest Circus Festival Starts Today
- 7 Jan 2016 12:40 AM
- entertainment
The 11th annual Budapest Circus Festival begins today with 75 performers from 13 countries at the Fõvárosi Cirkusz. A selection panel has chosen 30 acts from around the world to compete in the international competition in Budapest from Thursday through to next Monday.
Hungarian Swimmer Katinka Hosszú Slams Swimming Federation
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Katinka Hosszú, Hungary’s most successful swimmer of recent years, criticised the Hungarian Swimming Federation yesterday, accusing its leaders of complacency rather than stepping up efforts to help the nation’s swimmers. The world and European swimming champion, holder of several world records, told a Budapest press conference that she did not expect and did not receive additional resources from ...
Rothschild Offers Upbeat Study On Hungarian Paks Nuclear Power Plant
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant is not being carried out in a way that violates EU competition rules and is an investment that will recover its costs without state subsidy, according to a study by the Rothschild Group, released yesterday by the Prime Minister’s Office. Government commissioner for the expansion project Attila Aszódi said the financial consultant’s analysis will be ...
Budapest Has One Less Rival Since Hamburg Withdraws Olympics Bid
- 30 Nov 2015 10:00 AM
- sport
Budapest has one less rival in the bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics as 52% of voters in a Sunday referendum in Hamburg voted against bidding to stage the competition. The remaining candidates are Los Angeles, Paris and Rome, along with Budapest. The International Olympic Committee will select the winner in 2017.
See What Happened @ Gift Of The Gab: Final Of The Finalists
- 24 Sep 2015 12:50 PM
- entertainment
By Mary Murphy: The last drop of adrenaline has drained and life is back to normal, or as normal as it gets. Memories of Friday night still live on, where about 180 people gathered to see who in Budapest would win the coveted Gabber title as finalists from the five seasons met on stage at New Orleans in the Gift of the Gab Final of the Finalists.
Gift Of The Gab: The Final Of The Finalists, Budapest, 18 September
- 16 Sep 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Five seasons. Five finalists. One last night of speechifying at its best. Rupert Slade, Patrick McMenamin, Hans Peterson, Viktor Morandini and Jennifer Deborah Walker will go head to head to see which one of them takes home the accolades. The inimitable Jeremy Wheeler will be on hand to fan the fire of competition. And Matty Ryan will be doing his bit for the holy souls in purgatory by giving the ...
English School Of Budapest: UK Comic Relief Charity Project
- 24 Mar 2015 8:02 AM
- community & culture
The English School of Budapest took part in the UK Comic Relief charity project “Make Your Face Funny for Money” between 16 and 20 March. The money raised was donated to the Piros Orr Bohócdoktorok Alapítvány (Red Nose Clown Doctors Foundation). As in schools across the UK, our children painted their faces and used wigs, hats and props to take souvenir photos, while their parents donated money ...
RTL Did Not Make A Deal With Hungarian Gov’t
- 17 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
RTL’s German owners never reached a final agreement with the cabinet regarding the advertising tax, regional vice-president Andreas Rudas, confirmed in a Monday interview with Népszabadság. It had been reported that RTL and its parent company Bertelsmann had agreed to withdraw their complaint filed with the EU against Hungary’s tiered tax on advertising revenues, in exchange for a modification or ...
EU Might Veto Hungary's Paks Expansion
- 24 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The EU might block the expansion project of the nuclear power plant Paks on technical and competition grounds, the Financial Times wrote on Monday.