Eurovision at 70: Celebration of Pop Unity or a Stage for Europe’s Deepening Political Rift?

As the Eurovision Song Contest approaches its 70th edition, scheduled for May 2026 in Vienna, the event long marketed as a flamboyant showcase of cultural diversity and pan-European togetherness is entering what multiple observers now describe as its most severe legitimacy test in decades: a collision between entertainment spectacle, public-broadcaster accountability, and the unresolved politics […]