The 27-nation European Union has lambasted organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest for banning the EU flag from the concert hall during the final of the week-long competition.

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BRUSSELS — The European Union’s executive said Monday it will demand explanations from Eurovision song contest organizers why its flag was banned from the concert hall during the final.

The European Union’s culture chief hit out at Eurovision for banning performers from waving the EU flag, saying Europeans should not need permission to celebrate their identity. The circle of stars ...

There has never been an express ban on the EU flag in the written policy. “Due to heightened geopolitical tensions, the flag policy was more rigorously enforced by security at this year’s event.

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Especially when I saw [the Israeli flag] on the EU Parliament building. It’s the house of democratically elected representatives of Europe, many of whom do not simply ‘stand with Israel’.

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It was an answer to the cabinet’s decision to opt out of displaying the EU flag. Georgia marked the 105th anniversary of the declaration of the first independent democratic republic on May 26.

Even though the 27-nation EU did not compete as such, many of its member states did, and the star-spangled blue flag is often seen as a unifier for all involved. Advertisement ...