Eurovision: Winners involved in 'armed conflict' now ineligible to host contest

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: Eurovision 2027 © France24, Reuters 01:07 Issued on: 13/08/2026 - 17:45 The winning country in Eurovision will be ineligible to host the contest the following year if involved in an armed conflict or a "sensitive geopolitical situation" that could impact the safety of the event, organisers said on August 12. The rules for the contest were updated following an annual review by the European Broadcasting Union. Keywords for this article