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(15 Dec 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Geneva, Switzerland - 4 December 2025 1. Exterior of European Broadcasting Union during recent General Assembly meeting with security 2. Medium of satellite dish 3. Wide of security guards ASSOCIATED PRESS - Geneva, Switzerland - 15 December 2025 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jamey Keaten, Associated Press: "The list is final. Organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest say 35 countries will take part in next year's event in Vienna, Austria. It comes after five countries, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Spain, announced earlier this month that they will boycott the glitzy pop music gala because Israel has been allowed to take part. The final list doesn't show any other countries have joined the walkout. ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Geneva - 4 December 2025 5. Tilt down to European Broadcasting Union sign outside building 6. Close of EBU sign ASSOCIATED PRESS - Geneva, Switzerland - 15 December 2025 7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jamey Keaten, Associated Press: "The five countries have expressed concerns about Israel's conduct in the Israel Hamas war and concerns about vote rigging at the Song Contest in the past. Last week, 2024 winner Nemo of Switzerland said they were returning their trophy because Israel is being allowed to compete. Israel has thanked its supporters and criticised what it says are curbs to freedom of expression at an event that tries to rise above politics. Organisers of the Song Contest, which is run by the European Broadcasting Union, whose headquarters are behind me, have expressed regret over Nemo's decision. They also have cause to celebrate. Bulgaria, Moldova, and Romania will return next year after skipping out in recent years for financial and artistic reasons. Next year will be the 70th anniversary of the Song Contest." ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Geneva, Switzerland - 4 December 2025 8. Various exteriors of EBU during recent General Assembly meeting with security STORYLINE: Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest on Monday announced a final list of 35 countries that will take part in the glitzy pop-music gala next year, after five countries said they would boycott due to discord over Israel’s participation. Contest organizers announced the list for the 2026 finale, set to be held in Vienna in May, after five participants — Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain — earlier this month announced plans to sit it out. A total of 37 countries took part this year, when Austria's JJ won. Three countries — Bulgaria, Moldova and Romania — will return, after skipping the event for artistic or financial reasons in recent years. The walkout by some of the contest's most stalwart and high-profile participants — Ireland shared the record of wins with Sweden — put political discord on center stage and has overshadowed the joyful, feel-good nature of the event. Last week, the 2024 winner — non-binary singer Nemo of Switzerland. who won with the pop-operatic ode “The Code.”— announced plans to return the winner’s trophy because Israel is being allowed to compete. Organizers this month decided to allow Israel to compete, despite protests about its conduct of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and allegations that Israel manipulated the vote in favor of its contestants. The European Broadcasting Union, a group of public broadcasters from 56 countries that runs the glitzy annual event, had sought to dispel concerns about vote-rigging — but the reforms announced weren't enough to satisfy the holdouts. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...