Geneva Bids to Host Eurovision 2025 Following Switzerland’s Victory

After Switzerland’s victory at the Eurovision Song Contest, Geneva wants to host the 2025 edition. The Palexpo exhibition and events center in the Swiss city has already submitted a bid to the Swiss broadcaster SSR , writes the newspaper Le Temps. Paleexpo has coordinated the plans with the city council.

It is traditional that the winning country organizes the next edition. Geneva is the first city to report. The Swiss media also take into account the interest of cities such as Zurich, Basel and Bern. Previous Swiss editions of the Eurovision Song Contest were in Lugano (1956) and Lausanne (1989).

Geneva is located in the western part of Switzerland, on the border with France. It is a very international city, with offices of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization and the Red Cross, among others.

Geneva is also home to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), an umbrella organization of public broadcasters and organizer of the Eurovision Song Contest. The EBU played a key role in this week’s edition. The group has been criticized for the decision to allow Israel to participate because of the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, while Russia has been banned from 2022 because the war in Ukraine.

There was also a lot of dissatisfaction among fans and participants about the decision to disqualify the Dutch entry Joost Klein. At last night’s final, there was energy and excitement in the audience when Eurovision leader Österdahl came out.