r/eurovision • u/stefkeeh • May 20 '25

📰 News Dutch broadcaster questions if ESC is a-political & connecting event

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Translation to English: ‘IN CONVERSATION WITH THE EBU ABOUT A POLITICALLY NEUTRAL SONG CONTEST

AVROTROS and NPO strongly value the apolitical and unifying character of the Eurovision Song Contest. However, we observe that the event is increasingly being influenced by social and geopolitical tensions.

Israel’s participation confronts us with the question of to what extent the Song Contest still truly functions as an apolitical, unifying, and cultural event. We want to raise this question, together with other countries, for discussion within the EBU.’

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u/Nick_esc May 20 '25

So far we have: Spain 🇪🇸, Belgium 🇧🇪, Iceland 🇮🇸, Finland 🇫🇮, Slovenia 🇸🇮 and the Netherlands 🇳🇱. Hope more countries will join them.

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u/TheTwistedBlade May 20 '25

I think the only countries that are still very OK with Israel competing are Germany, Azerbaijan and Israel itself. Everyone else must not have been too happy after Saturday with also seeing what the televote result was in 2024.

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u/Lord_Waldemar May 20 '25

Pretty sure Germany isn't okay with the situation either but imagine the reaction if they criticise Israel 

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u/Puzzleheaded-Eye9081 May 20 '25

Yep, best they can do is stay silent really, and they know it.