The European Broadcasting Union (Ebu), which organizes the annual Eurovision Song Contest, has categorically stated that next year’s competition will not take place in Ukraine.
“The Ebu fully understands the disappointment that greeted the announcement that the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest (Esc) cannot be staged in Ukraine, this year’s winning country,” they said in a statement. “The decision was guided by the Ebu’s responsibility to ensure the conditions are met to guarantee the safety and security of everyone working and participating in the event, the planning of which needs to begin immediately in the host country.”
The Ebu first announced last Friday, June 17, that they had taken the decision to hold next year’s contest elsewhere due to Russia’s invasion of the country in February and the subsequent war, which is still ongoing.
Traditionally, the country which wins Eurovision is entitled to host the contest the following...
“The Ebu fully understands the disappointment that greeted the announcement that the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest (Esc) cannot be staged in Ukraine, this year’s winning country,” they said in a statement. “The decision was guided by the Ebu’s responsibility to ensure the conditions are met to guarantee the safety and security of everyone working and participating in the event, the planning of which needs to begin immediately in the host country.”
The Ebu first announced last Friday, June 17, that they had taken the decision to hold next year’s contest elsewhere due to Russia’s invasion of the country in February and the subsequent war, which is still ongoing.
Traditionally, the country which wins Eurovision is entitled to host the contest the following...
- 6/23/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
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