… on a quiet day, I can hear her breathing

Belgian trade unions urge public broadcaster to reverse Eurovision 2027 participation decision

Written by

dizzy

in

, , , ,
Spread the love

This work by Middle East Monitor is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Eurovision Song Contest logo [Pavlo Conchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Trade unions at Belgian public broadcaster VRT urged its management on Tuesday to reconsider its decision to participate in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, calling on it to follow the example of the Netherlands, Anadolu reports.

The unions urged VRT management not to wait for additional staff action before reversing its decision, after Dutch public broadcasters announced that the Netherlands would not participate in next year’s contest.

“Perhaps our management also needs 500 signatures from employees first to reverse its decision. In that case, we will gladly collect them,” Carlos Van Hoeymissen of the ACV-VRT trade union told the broadcaster.

He added that conversations showed support for VRT’s participation in the contest was limited.

READ: Lithuania says it will not join Eurovision 2027 boycott over Israel’s participation

Another trade union, ACOD-VRT, said the Dutch broadcaster NPO had made “the only morally acceptable decision” by withdrawing from an event in which Israel continues to participate.

The two unions have already filed a strike notice covering the Eurovision broadcast dates of May 11, 13 and 15, 2027, in protest against VRT’s decision to send a candidate.

Israel’s participation in Eurovision has prompted growing calls for boycotts and renewed pressure on broadcasters to withdraw from the contest in protest against Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza.

​​​​​​​Since October 2023, Israel has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians and injured over 175,000 others in Gaza, while around 90% of the enclave’s civilian infrastructure has been destroyed.

READ: Spain’s public broadcaster plans to continue Eurovision boycott over Israel’s participation

Donald Trump calls for help from NATO allies in securing the Strait of Hormuz despite saying on 7 March 2026 that they don't need people to join wars after they've already won. He's challenged with the claim that he lies as much as the IDF.
Donald Trump calls for help from NATO allies in securing the Strait of Hormuz despite saying on 7 March 2026 that they don’t need people to join wars after they’ve already won. He’s challenged with the claim that he lies as much as the IDF.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham admits to blatently lying and engaging in deception to become leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister. He asks who could possibly object to the IDF starving people to death, conducting forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing all Gaza's hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He says they've got a genocide to do for Israel and to stop objecting.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham admits to blatently lying and engaging in deception to become leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister. He asks who could possibly object to the IDF starving people to death, conducting forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing all Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He says they’ve got a genocide to do for Israel and to stop objecting
Ed Miliband says that he and the Labour Party are full of shit criminalising people holding signs as terrorists despite anything he says.
Ed Miliband says that he and the Labour Party are full of shit criminalising people holding signs as terrorists despite anything he says.

Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

More posts