Happy Eurovision (War Is Over): Song contest issues new rules amid conflict
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-08-14 05:30 UTC+10:00
Section: Culture / Music
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Culture & Entertainment, Indigenous, Europe, Military & Defence, War & Conflict
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After a year of behind-the-scenes hand-wringing over the withdrawal of Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Slovenia and Iceland from the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, the competition’s organisers have moved to steady the ship. The new rule: any country involved in “an armed conflict [or] a sensitive geopolitical situation” will be unable to host the competition.
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