"Eurovision says it stands for unity, inclusion, and dignity for all. [...] But Israel's continued participation [...] shows a clear conflict between those ideals and the decisions made by the EBU."
"We will ensure that all participating broadcasters respect the rules of the competition and if they don’t you have a personal pledge from me, we will not tolerate it and call it out"
Among other things, he states the EBU will look at "promotion of acts [...] by delegations and associated parties".
More: eurovision.tv/mediacentre/...
“VRT works well with the EBU in many areas, but without a serious response to our concerns regarding the Eurovision Song Contest, we are questioning our future participation.”
Israel: 203
Latvia: 130
Finland: 115
Greece: 112
Austria: 104
Lithuania: 103
Luxembourg: 62
Denmark: 61
Malta: 53
Armenia: 51
Australia: 41
Czechia: 29
Ireland: 28
Serbia: 28
Georgia: 28
Montenegro: 12
I'm so happy my winner Greece qualified. Damn you for keeping them till last to announce!
I'm so happy my winner Greece qualified. Damn you for keeping them till last to announce!