The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has confirmed the list of public service broadcasters competing in the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, to be hosted by ORF in Vienna in May. 35 ...

A petition has been launched calling for Italy to withdraw from the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and to "join the other countries that have distanced themselves". The move comes from USB - RAI ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Greek broadcaster ERT has revealed the 28 artists and songs competing in Sing for Greece – Ellinikós Telikós 2026, the ...

Five countries have now pledged to boycott the song contest's 2026 edition. Here's what you need to know. Eurovision has faced backlash for continuing to allow Israel to compete at the song contest in ...

After epic performances from 26 countries and votes cast by both the jury and the viewing public, we have our Eurovision Song Contest 2025 winner. Tonight, the Grand Final took place in Basel, ...

Around 10,000 people protested outside Lithuania's parliament against changes to the public broadcaster's law, fearing it threatens free speech and LRT's independence. Around 10,000 people gathered ...

People look at a German Leopard 2A6 main battle tank at Cathedral Square in Vilnius, Lithuania, on May 22, 2025. (Petras Maluskas/AFP via Getty Images) WARSAW, Poland — Lithuania is gearing towards ...

As Lithuania’s media independence remains under intense political pressure, the parliament found time to debate whether a cat should have a say in certain laws. Lithuania’s government has been trying ...

Whenever the wind blows northwest from Belarus, Lithuania braces for problems. That's when giant white balloons are launched across the border, crates of cheap cigarettes dangling beneath. Over the ...

Lithuanian lawmakers voted to allow a cat to have a say (or maybe a meow) on whether the head of the national broadcaster can be dismissed. The unusual situation arose as the country’s parliament ...