Ukraine might lose Eurovision-2017
Ukraine may lose the right to host the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest. According to TSN, this was announced by the acting director general of the National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU), Oleksandr Harebin.
“In early October, the European Broadcasting Union, as the owner of the Eurovision brand, gave the NTU a red card with regard to the timing and the actual failure to prepare for Eurovision,” Harebin said.
According to him, the contest could be derailed because of the bureaucracy in Ukraine, the imperfection of the legislative acts and the negligence of some officials towards the competition.
Harebin added that in October, the delay in the schedule of preparations for the competition was reduced from three months to one month.
The European Broadcasting Union will make the final decision on this issue on the 8th of December.
On the 17th of November, the Verkhovna Rada simplified the procedure of public procurement for Eurovision.