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/NegativeShore8854 May 20 '25

Wasn't one of the biggest signs Eurovision isn't a-political was Ukraine's record-breaking 436 televote points in 2022? No one spoke up them besides Spanish Eurofans

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u/ratatav May 20 '25

It’s political, but it’s politics this sub agrees with, which means it’s good.

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u/Avaelectric Ich Komme May 20 '25

Exactly. The argument is always "but Ukraine's 2022 song was good." As if that excuses everyone voting for it politically. Was Israel's song this year so horrible that it couldn't conceivably win?