Furious Brussels wants answers over ban on EU flags at Eurovision
Furious Brussels wants answers over ban on EU flags at Eurovision
The European Commission has expressed anger over a ban on EU flags at the Eurovision Song Contest and demands explanations. #EuropeNews
The European Commission has expressed anger over a ban on EU flags at the Eurovision Song Contest and demands explanations.
The allegations, made by several spectators who attended the Grand Final on Saturday and were told off for carrying the flags, quickly turned viral and prompted a stern rebuke from Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas.
"Eurovision is first and foremost a celebration of European spirit, of our European diversity and talent. The EU flag is a symbol of this," Schinas said on X on Saturday evening.
"Less than a month to the European elections, there should be no obstacles, big or small, to celebrating what unites all Europeans."
"Eurovision is first and foremost a celebration of European spirit, of our European diversity and talent. The EU flag is a symbol of this," Schinas said on X on Saturday evening.
"Less than a month to the European elections, there should be no obstacles, big or small, to celebrating what unites all Europeans."
Not all participants are in the EU. Strictly-speaking, you can maybe argue that the identical flag also applies to most non-EU members as the Flag of Europe, given that pretty much everyone is in the Council of Europe, but it probably still won't cover Australia.
That being said, I mean, I don't really see the problem of someone holding the EU flag if they can hold their national flag. I mean, a flag doesn't have to apply to everyone.
Besides, the thing is "Eurovision" already, not "Euroaustraliovision". If you want the venue to be some sort of generic thing decoupled from Europe, you've already done the branding wrong in rather more-significant ways.
can you think of any other countries that the EU flag wouldn't represent who were getting boo'd and are also home to Eurovision's biggest corporate sponsor?
I don't know what you're referring to, but if it's the UK, you've got the Flag of Europe-also-represents-the-Council-of-Europe case, and the UK is in that.
I guess Belarus isn't in the Council of Europe. And Russia is either out or suspended or something. I don't know what the situation is with them, but apparently they both also got kicked out of Eurovision, so kind of an academic question.
EDIT: Yeah, Russia is out of the Council of Europe.
Bah. Croatia was robbed anyway.
Look at this shit. Laser cows. Laser goats!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIBjarAiAVc
Also, look at the music video!
Eurovision: we want to expand into North America and get US broadcasters in on the event so that we have a larger viewer base and make more money.
Also Eurovision: geoblocks Eurovision in the US so Americans can't watch, meaning Eurovision has a non-existent viewer base in the US and isn't financially viable for American broadcasters to invest in.
Seriously, my biggest complaint about Eurovision, besides all the bullshit that went on this year, is that they've made it nearly impossible for Americans to show interest in it; despite the fact they've expressed the interest in expanding into the US.
> „Was robbed“
> Literal second place
lmaoShould have been the literal winner obviously.
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i want answers on why eleni foureia was robbed over that awful chicken song in 2018
I'm still salty that Covid robbed us of Dadi Freyr winning in 2020.