About us

The Eurovision Song Contest is organised under the supervision of the EBU, the world’s largest association of public media. Today, around 70 public broadcasters are members of the EBU. The EBU was founded around 75 years ago and has its headquarters in Geneva.

Website for the more than 160 million viewers of the Eurovision worldwide: eurovision.tv

EBU website: www.ebu.ch

Every year the EBU authorises the public broadcaster of the previous year’s winning country with organisation of the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2025, thanks to Nemo’s victory in Malmö, this will be Switzerland’s public broadcaster: SRG SSR. It organises and produces the elaborately staged entertainment programme with three live shows at prime time. In addition, there are six show rehearsals with an audience as well as numerous presentation rehearsals and individual rehearsals with the 37 participating delegations in the run-up to the event.
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On 30 August 2024, SRG selected Basel as the host city for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. With a convincing City bid and the St. Jakobshalle as the main venue, Basel won out over Zurich, Bern/Biel and Geneva. The city will provide the infrastructure, security forces and organise official side events for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The Canton of Basel-Stadt has put together a project team for this purpose, including experienced specialists from the administration, MCH and Basel Tourism.

Basel stands for diversity, mutual respect and equality. Violence, hatred, hate speech and discrimination of any kind have no place at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel. We are committed to making the event an inclusive and non-discriminatory space.

• We create an environment in which everyone feels safe, valued and a sense of belonging
• We are breaking down barriers and obstacles and creating an offer that is accessible to everyone.
• Violence, exclusion, devaluation and hatred in the form of sexualised violence, racism, sexism, anti-Semitism, hostility towards Muslims, queerophobia or ableism have no place here.

• We are vigilant to ensure that our boundaries and feelings of safety and those of others are not overstepped.
• In cases of violence, hostility and discrimination, Basel offers free professional support in various languages around the clock during the Eurovision Song Contest.
• If necessary, those affected, their companions or observers can contact the 24-hour hotline, contact points/safer spaces in the venues or one of the mobile awareness teams from 10-18 May 2025.

Different perspectives on the world come together at the Eurovision Song Contest. We create a place for encounters and the exchange of different experiences and backgrounds. We stand up for freedom of expression and dialogue – but there are limits:

• The Eurovision does not provide a platform for hate speech and propaganda. At demonstrations and in personal contact, it is important to communicate respectfully and to observe fundamental rights and the applicable law.
• Face coverings are prohibited without special authorisation.
• No weapons or objects capable of endangering people or damaging property may be carried in public areas.