Canada will ​join the Eurovision song contest next year, becoming the first new ⁠participant since Australia in 2015, organisers have announced. Participation is not limited to countries in geographic Europe and instead is open to all members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which Canada j»»»

The Eurovision Song Contest faces a "watershed moment" on Thursday (today) when members of the body that organises the competition may vote on whether Israel can participate in 2026, as several countries threaten to withdraw over the Gaza war. Members of the European Broadcasting Union will meet to»»»

Question of banning genocidal nations is not political but humanitarian, she addsSwitzerland, where many organizations are headquartered, also has responsibility under international law When the Russia-Ukraine war began in 2022, international sports and cultural bodies moved swiftly. FIFA and UEFA »»»

Former winners of contest among dozens of ex-contestants calling for ban on Kan over complicity in genocide in Gaza More than 70 previous participants of Eurovision have called on the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to ban Israel’s Kan public broadcaster from the song contest. The participants, w»»»