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25/Oct 2006 at 10:01

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Interview with eurovision-spain.com

Svante spells it out... Again!

In the event of more than 40 countries participating at next year's Eurovision Song Contest, preference will be given to those countries which have participated in the contests of the last five years, Svante Stockselius has reiterated in an interview with eurovision-spain.com.

However, Mr Stockselius also stressed that no official decision would be made by the Reference Group until the deadline for registration had passed, leaving the situation still open for discussion. A lively debate has already started around the topic of possible relegations, with the five-year rule being just one of the options, amongst other strategies such as performance-based relegation - a system employed throughout most of the 1990s.

A new draw process?
Svante was also drawn to talk about the draw process, after the elaborate system which was used for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest draw this year, to the surprise of many fans. "The draw [for the Eurovision Song Contest] won't be like that, at least this year" Svante reassured. But changes are not ruled out; "the Reference Group will make that decision". Urged to talk a little about that Reference Group, Svante explained that of its eight members, three are national producers - currently Finland, Greece and Ukraine - three members are elected by all participating countries, and in addition there is a president of the group, along with the Supervisor of the UER.

Much-improved official site
One big change for 2007 will be the all-new, revamped official website, eurovision.tv, which former esctoday.com Chief Editor Sietse Bakker took a lead on this Summer. About the site, Svante confirmed "I'm convinced we'll have a much improved portal, with new content and a modern design". But for now, the official languages on the site and within the EBU will remain as English and French, disappointing Spanish-speaking fans around the world who are waiting for a Castillian version of the official site. 

As Svante pointed out, fans will have to wait for the answers to many of their questions, although with the approach of important deadlines, those doubts should not last much longer. New kids on the block such as last year's debutante Armenia, and the hopeful first-timer the Czech Republic, will be waiting anxiously for the very same answers. 


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Zohar Rashit [10195]
Sun 3 Jun 2007 22:35:49

but there was 42 in the end... not 40 !


E R [34505]
Tue 16 Jan 2007 13:35:13

This is London calling...Ur just pathetic...ur jealousy will not get u anywhere...To call fit ndre a fat?! LMAO...get a grip and brains...


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