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Eurovision organisers have defended the song contest’s founding message of unity after several countries announced boycotts over Israel’s participation. Speaking on security preparations, Austrian broadcaster ORF said ensuring safety has been a top priority from the outset, including coordination with police, government officials and international partners.

The host broadcaster stressed that both physical and cyber security measures are being strengthened amid heightened political tensions. Organisers said they are working closely with the European Broadcasting Union and authorities to ensure a safe and inclusive event, while maintaining that Eurovision should remain a non-political celebration of music and cultural exchange.

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00:00The position of the ORF was from beginning to clear.
00:14There are öffentlich-rechtliche Sender.
00:17I could tell myself that in Israel,
00:21Khan is a very important,
00:25a unabhängige Stimme in the Demokratie of Israel.
00:30And that's why it was important to us,
00:32that Israel and Khan teilnehmen could.
00:35We know from the researches from 11 years ago,
00:40how important it is,
00:41as it comes to 117 days.
00:44So,
00:45that's I say I here also,
00:47there have been five countries,
00:49three new countries have come,
00:51but five countries have said,
00:52okay, they are 2026 not here.
00:54It's important in a democracy,
00:56that this is possible in a democracy.
00:58And that's why I can say today,
01:00we all miss you all,
01:02and the door is open,
01:03and I hope that the five countries
01:05in the year 2027
01:07will come back again.
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03:00I'm very, very proud, because I'm not going to say anything, but it doesn't matter, but it doesn't matter.
03:06And what the issue of security is, and that's the executive producer then much better,
03:14is the issue of security from the beginning a very big issue.
03:18It is the issue of physical security, it is the issue of cyber security.
03:24We are from beginning to in contact with the state of Wien, with the police administration,
03:31with the Minister of the Minister, we had a term.
03:33There are also contacts in the Schweiz, which we had the Song Contest he had.
03:39We are in a good relationship with the EBU.
03:41Seen Sie sich sicher, we do everything, what is possible for people to do,
03:45um here a safe Song Contest to do.
03:49The issue of security is of course, and that's the executive producer,
03:54and that's the issue of security.
03:56All the official Fahnen, which there are on the world,
03:58we are allowed to, if they are in a certain way.
04:01And in a certain form, there are Größe, Sicherheitsrisiken and so on.
04:07And if it goes to me, and I will already have a lot to talk about in my position,
04:13we are not showing or not showing what is happening,
04:16because our task is to show what is.
04:19That's my absolute opinion.
04:23I hope that's my answer.
04:27Very quickly, because I think that's something that's essential.
04:29We'll never have any artificial applause in the photo.
04:32Thank you very much.
04:33We are having our seats, and we are in the right seat.
04:36We are in the right seat.
04:38Thank you very much.
04:42We are in the right seat.
04:44Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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