The Eurovision Song Contest has been engulfed by a growing political and cultural storm in the wake of the European Broadcasting Union’s (EBU) decision to permit Israel’s participation in next year’s ...

The European Union seeks to punish Hungary just as it admits it was right all along. In a characteristic display of hypocrisy from Brussels, the very migration policies branded as xenophobic and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Eurovision champion Nemo is returning their 2024 trophy to protest Israel’s participation, citing contradictions ...

Swiss Eurovision winner Nemo on Thursday said they were handing back their trophy in the latest protest about Israel’s continued participation in the contest over the war in Gaza. Nemo, the non-binary ...

Hungary has secured an agreement to receive natural gas from Azerbaijan for the next two years, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said, as the central EU member state disputes the bloc’s ...

Iceland became the fifth country to boycott Eurovision 2026 on Dec. 10. Five countries have announced boycotts against the song competition, citing how Israel handled the outbreak of the war in Gaza.

Nemo, the Swiss artist who won Eurovision 2024, announced on Thursday that they would return the trophy in protest of Israel’s participation in next year’s contest. “Eurovision says it stands for ...

Eurovision is getting a lot smaller. As of December 11, five countries have bowed out from competing in next year’s contest after the EBU allowed Israel to continue to participate. Now, the 2024 ...

But already back then, there were reasons to worry whether Hungary really was resisting the global collapse in birth rates. In 2024, its birth rate had fallen and was closer to the middle of the ...

GENEVA − Israel was cleared on Thursday, Dec. 4, to enter the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest by the organiser, prompting Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia to withdraw over the Gaza war and ...

Ireland, Netherlands, Spain and Slovenia say they won't take part in 2026. The Eurovision Song Contest slogan is "United By Music," but the music competition's organizers are seeing some cracks in ...

Yuval Raphael, representing Israel, performs "New Day Will Rise", during the Grand Final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland, May 17, 2025. REUTERS Well, at least they’re putting ...