Popular Post JennyWayne Posted May 11 Popular Post Share Posted May 11 I would like to remind everyone that: In 2022 6 countries (Azerbaijan, Georgia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania and San Marino) tried to cheat by rigging the jury vote in favour of each other. The EBU did not take any actions against these countries aside from nullifying their jury vote In 2013 Azerbaijan tried rigging the televote by bribing people in over 15 countries to vote for the Azerbaijani entry. The EBU did nothing because according to them, ''there was no evidence that any broadcaster has been involved in cheating'' In 2009, a number of Azerbaijanis who had voted for Armenia's entry during the contest were summoned for questioning at the Ministry of National Security in Baku, during which they were accused of being "unpatriotic" and "a potential security threat". The EBU did not take any serious sanctions against Azerbaijan. Instead, the EBU fined the delegation a laughable 2.700 euros. Later in 2009, a subsequent EBU investigation found that the Azerbaijani broadcaster, Ictimai TV, had blurred out the number for Armenia's entry and distorted the TV signal when the Armenian contestants were performing on stage. The EBU fined Ictimai TV an undisclosed sum and is said to have threatened to exclude the broadcaster from the competition for up to three years if further infractions of the Eurovision Song Contest rules are made. The EBU did not ban any of these countries for these incidents, yet they found it fitting enough to disqualify an artist after merely a report had been made when they verbally lashed out at a journalist that did not respect their boundaries. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezik Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Israel really be controlling the behind the scenes politics, wouldn't surprise me if the 'person threatened by Joost' was paid by Israeli media to lie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwendolyn Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 I wonder if a solution at this point will be strictly Eurovision to countries only in Europe at this rate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pendulum Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 1 minute ago, Mezik said: Israel really be controlling the behind the scenes politics, wouldn't surprise me if the 'person threatened by Joost' was paid by Israeli media to lie. oh that's not- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Tea Is Green Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Just now, Gwendolyn said: I wonder if a solution at this point will be strictly Eurovision to countries only in Europe at this rate. Kosovo wants to join next year so good luck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byzantium Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Just now, Gwendolyn said: I wonder if a solution at this point will be strictly Eurovision to countries only in Europe at this rate. Or just to not let countries committing genocide to compete. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antisocialites Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 F*ck Loreen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kummercell Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 1 minute ago, Green Tea Is Green said: Kosovo wants to join next year so good luck well, Kosovo is in Europe, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUA LIPA Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 1 minute ago, Green Tea Is Green said: Kosovo wants to join next year so good luck i mean we could swap the non-euros for the very much in europe kosovo 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeemoR Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 1 minute ago, Kummercell said: well, Kosovo is in Europe, isn't it? is it a country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Tea Is Green Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 1 minute ago, Kummercell said: well, Kosovo is in Europe, isn't it? 1 minute ago, DUA LIPA said: i mean we could swap the non-euros for the very much in europe kosovo Yes but it's gonna bring just as much mess I fear... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezik Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 4 minutes ago, Pendulum said: oh that's not- I mean, everyone but Israel is getting punished - the EBU even double downed saying that Israel has done nothing wrong. How can one not be suspicious of what strings they're pulling? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kummercell Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 (edited) 2 minutes ago, TeemoR said: is it a country? I'm not serbian so I'm inclined to say it should be, but not really, it isn't it's a nation, but not an official country Edited May 11 by Kummercell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Snow Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 30 minutes ago, Pendulum said: Besa going head to head with people on Twitter this queen! Not the ECHR I love her 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwendolyn Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 2 minutes ago, TeemoR said: is it a country? What have I just caused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUA LIPA Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 also at this stage regarding all the information that we've been given, the entire joost dillema seems like such foul play on the ebu's part; how does the incident that was described in the press release (this and the other statements are the only ACTUALY official information we've been given so far) does not warrant one of the three possible solutions that were discussed in the (hour long) meeting that happened between the ebu and the dutch broadcaster/delegation. by reading the dutch statements i cannot believe they would release them and describe the incident in this way if what actually occurred would differ completely and be of much bigger gravity than how they seem to frame it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Tea Is Green Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Just now, Gwendolyn said: What have I just caused. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUA LIPA Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 i mean turkey could pretend they're alright with cyprus for years so there is some sort of case to be made to try to make kosovo happen as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nashe Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Take it aaaaall and leave the woooorld behiiiiind Babyyy promiseee me you'll hold me agaaaain I'm still broken from this 🌪️ THIS HURRICANEEEE !!!!! Good luck to my Eurovision Queens of 2024: Kaleen, Eden and Marina !!! 1 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterTheAttic Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 23 minutes ago, Riot said: Bambie is so going to say free Palestine during her performance I can totally see this and she should Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeemoR Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 2 minutes ago, Gwendolyn said: What have I just caused. lol not trying to be shady, I don't know much about the background of the whole situation, just an honest question. We should focus on Israel tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Snow Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 1 minute ago, TeemoR said: is it a country? Serbia has agreed that Kosovo might join the international organizations, so I don't see why Kosovo couldn't join ESC too. The only reason why not would be that Serbian president/government will throw a performative tantrum to appease it's conservative voters, even though they're the ones who agreed to that in the first place Spoiler I'm Serbian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVP Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 7 minutes ago, TeemoR said: is it a country? Depends who you ask for me and my country Kosovo is and independent country 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kummercell Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Just now, Jon Snow said: Serbia has agreed that Kosovo might join the international organizations, so I don't see why Kosovo couldn't join ESC too. The only reason why not would be that Serbian president/government will throw a performative tantrum to appease it's conservative voters, even though they're the ones who agreed to that in the first place Reveal hidden contents I'm Serbian oh I didn't know the Kosovo-Serbia relations were chill like that now just a few years ago mentioning Kosovo would summon a Serbian to curse at you everywhere on the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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