BTRC has been expelled from the European Broadcasting Union. The Minsk-based station will no longer be eligible to access a number of EBU services, including entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. This rules out a Belarusian participation in Italy 2022 and makes Belarus’ return to the contest extremely unlikely. Belarus: BTRC expelled from the EBU As reported by independent Belarusian radio station Euroradio, on Wednesday 30 June, the EBU held a meeting to discuss BTRC’s future in the union. There the EBU decide that from Thursday 1 July, BTRC will no longer be able to access EBU services. These services include the exchange of news and music content, the right to broadcast EBU sporting and music events, legal and technical research expertise and interest protection services.