VRT Participates in the Song Contest: "No Approval or Normalization of What Is Happening in Gaza"
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The public network VRT has made official the participation of the country in the next edition of the Festival, validating the new measures implemented by the UER, but without overlooking the conflict in Gaza
The country had boycotted the Song Contest in Vienna due to the participation of Israel and wanted to do so in 2027. A change of station brought about the turning point.
The Flemish public channel had conditioned its presence on an evolution of the rules of the competition, in particular on voting and sanctions. It now considers that significant changes have been made. ...
VRT is participating in the Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria. The public broadcaster informed organizer EBU of this today. "Participation is in no way an endorsement or normalization of what is happening in Gaza and the rest of the world," emphasizes CEO Frederik Delaplace. The Netherlands is also sending a participant again.
After months of talks and negotiations, the deal is done: VRT will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest next year after all. ‘We...
VRT has informed the EBU that it will participate in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest. CEO Delaplace stated that participation does not mean endorsement or normalization of the events in Gaza, while Public Mission Director Donders said that sanctions would be imposed if voting manipulation is detected.
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