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.”
There’s seems to be no end to serious failures of the Eurovision leadership. Jury votes, Israel and now EU flagban.
Don’t forget the Netherlands ban
Wait why did they get banned?
There was some kind of incident between the artist and a camera woman. The exact details aren’t public, AFAIK.
According to AVROTROS, Klein “repeatedly indicated that he did not want to be filmed”, which “led to a threatening movement from Joost towards the camera”. They said: “Joost did not touch the camera woman.”
This was backstage btw. Idk if raising your fist as a gesture against a camera, when you told them to fuck off multiple times is deserving of the kind of shit he is getting. But who knows, i wasnt there.
Not wanting to be filmed backstage at an event seems pretty normal IMO as backstage is where a lot of prep work happens. It probably not safe for untrained personnel and/or might reveal things that people don’t want on camera (like costume malfunctions that are being worked out)
Also, it was literally seconds after he had finished singing an ode to his dead dad, so a very emotionally raw moment.
Which is why he had an agreement with everyone that he was not to be filmed at that time. An agreement that the obnoxious camera woman had agreed to prior to figuratively pissing all over it.
Obnoxious camera woman? You don’t think she had a producer in her ear telling her what to do?
Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet claims that he destroyed the camera.
“a backstage incident involving a female crew member”
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organizes the annual event, taking place this year in Malmo, Sweden, said police were investigating the incident involving the singer Joost Klein and that it would not be appropriate for him to participate.
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.
I have given up on ever understanding Eurovision
It’s not for understanding, it’s just for enjoying.
Exactly. Get drunk, sit back, and let the madness wash over you.
> „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.
