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- September 2, 2026
Michalis Vranis
Michalis Vranis is the General Manager of ESCToday. Since 2007 he writes about Eurovision, media, technology, voting and the wider political and cultural issues surrounding the contest.
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Russia Eurovision 2017: EBU’s statement over Russia’s withdrawal
Following the official confirmation by Channel One and its decision to not broadcast the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest and withdraw from
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Ukraine Eurovision 2017: From Kyiv to Berlin… wait what?
From Kyiv to Berlin all the way from Paris to Tallinn! This rephrasing of the 2007 Eurovision entry for the
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Eurovision 2017: UA:PBC ‘EBU should refrain from interfering’
UA:PBC Supervisory Board said in a statement that the EBU should refrain from interfering in Kyiv’s interior affairs and respect
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Eurovision 2017: Ukraine makes no concessions to Russian Eurovision participant
Right after the publication of EBU’s general director Ingrid Deltenre to Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman warning about the potential
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Eurovision 2017: EBU needs to come up with a Plan B
It’s clear yet that the EBU desperately needs Russia to be present at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest which takes