ROYAUME Uni. nul points. That’s how the United Kingdom emerged from this year’s scaled-down Eurovision Song Contest, in Rotterdam. Yorkshire’s James Newman was among four performers with no points from the phone-in part of the evening. It wasn’t the first time. In 2003, we were also left feeling like Millwall supporters - nobody loved us and we didn’t care. Apart from a good song, what you need to win at the Euros are links of language and history to other countries. However, like Millwall FC, we don’t have them.
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EBU to suspend membership of Belarusian public broadcaster
LRT.lt2021.05.28 16:27
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The Executive Board of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has suspended the membership of the Belarusian public broadcaster over its complicity in the government s crackdown on opposition.
The Belarusian Television and Radio Company, or Belteleradio (BTRC), has two weeks to respond to concerns raised by the EBU before the suspension comes into effect.
“The EBU has been closely monitoring the suppression of media freedom in Belarus and have consistently called on BTRC, as a Member of the EBU, to uphold our core values of freedom of expression, independence and accountability,” the EBU said in a statement on Friday.
Eurovision body suspends Belarus
Today, 16:12
The European Broadcasting Union in Geneva, which organises the Eurovision Song Contest, has suspended Belarus state broadcaster BRTC, after Belarus forced an airplane to land to snatch an opposition journalist, and due its wider crackdown on free press. It pledged to uphold core values of freedom of expression, independence, and accountability, announcing the move Friday. Earlier this year, it banned Belarus Eurovision song entry for resembling pro-regime propaganda.
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