In 2023, Great Britain will host the competition, but on behalf of our country.
Ukraine offered the European Broadcasting Union to hold the next in a full-scale war unleashed by Russia, the Eurovision Song Contest. This was stated by the Minister of Culture and Information Policy of our country, Oleksandr Tkachenko, on the air of the national telethon, “NV” reports.
Read also: Great Britain asked the EBU to give Ukraine the opportunity to host Eurovision. The minister reminded that options for holding Eurovision 2023 both in Ukraine and in a neighboring country were considered. At the same time, this option was rejected due to technical and financial problems. Despite the fact that the competition will be held in Great Britain, “the BBC (the British broadcaster, which will be involved in the organization of Eurovision – ed.) undertakes to do everything to make Ukraine's presence not just noticeable, but obvious.”
“It is about presenters, and about videos dedicated to Ukraine, and about Ukrainian narratives. There should be a joint creative group… to prepare the contest. We also asked the European Broadcasting Union that the next competition after the victory must be held in Ukraine. The EBU agreed that consultations should be continued, but I think we, together with many countries — members of the union, in particular Britain, will achieve a revision of the established rules of the organization,” said Tkachenko.
He also added that Great Britain will finance the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. “This is also an important aspect, because even in peaceful conditions it costs a lot of money, and in military conditions, I think it is more logical to spend this money on weapons for the Ukrainian army,” Tkachenko emphasized.
We remind you that on “Eurovision-2022” was won by the Kalush Orchesta group, which at the end of its performance called for help to Ukraine and to save “Azovstal”. The group received 631 points, while 439 points were given by the audience.
On June 17, the EBU announced that Ukraine will not be able to accept Eurovision 2023. Oleksandr Tkachenko, the Minister of Culture and Information Policy of our country, criticized this decision and demanded its review. Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, also stated that the competition should be held in Ukraine. This country took second place at Eurovision 2022.
On July 25, it became known that Great Britain will be the host country of the contest next year.
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