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[–] Treetrimmer@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Right, why were they ever allowed to compete, just cause it's a white country?

[–] iglou@programming.dev 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Because Eurovision doesn't have "Must be a european country" as a rule

[–] 8uurg@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Instead the rule is: must be a member of the European Broadcasting Union, which is notably different from Europe or EU: some African countries are members too.

[–] Ghoelian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's because they're part of the EBU (not sure why though, the E here also stands for European). I think that's the actual qualification for entry.

[–] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 21 hours ago

The E in EBC is basically as relevant as the E in European Article Number (EAN) which are used globally.