Eurovision Song Contest organisers have updated the competition's regulations for 2027, declaring that any victorious broadcaster will “automatically be ineligible to host” should their nation be involved in an “armed conflict” or a “sensitive geopolitical situation”.
The update follows boycott threats ahead of the 2026 event in Vienna, where several countries, including Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia, demanded Israel’s exclusion due to the war in Gaza. Those nations ultimately did not participate in the most recent contest in May.
