The reassurance that EBU will assessment its coverage for the following 12 months and that there was no intention to defame the EU flag was given by the director basic of Noel Curran in response to the letter of the vice-president of the European Fee, Margaritis Schina, concerning the banning of the flag of the EU within the Eurovision contest.
“We need to guarantee you that it was by no means our intention to discredit our European flag, such an necessary image of European unity and solidarity, and we’ll assessment our coverage for the approaching 12 months,” he says.
He notes that the Eurovision Music Contest shares the identical values of universality, variety, equality and inclusiveness because the European Union itself. On the identical time, he says that managing a present of this measurement and complexity presents some challenges.
“On this regard, we take your considerations in regards to the EU very critically this 12 months. We want to make clear that there has by no means been an specific ban on the EU flag on the Eurovision Music Contest and it has additionally been clearly seen at earlier occasions,” he added.
Lastly, the response notes that “in 2024, because of the delicate international political context and critical safety dangers within the area, the checklist of acceptable flags of taking part international locations, together with all different safety insurance policies, was extra strictly enforced than ever on the entrance of house”.
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