The president of RTVE, José Pablo López, announced Tuesday changes in the bases of Benidorm Fest And he has highlighted the importance of the Board of Directors of the Public Corporate having a “consensual” position on the participation of Israel in Eurovision 2025, a topic that will be addressed at the next meeting of the month of March.
“It will be part of the deliberations of the Board of Directors of the month of March, where I will include it as a point of the agenda so that Let’s take a position about it“Confirmed the president of RTVE in his periodic appearance before the Mixed Commission (Congress-sensed) of Parliamentary Control of RTVE and Societies, held in the Senate.
Asked by Francisco Sierra, a parliamentarian to add, for the efforts to request the European broadcasting union (UER) the withdrawal of Israel from the contest, López explained that “Until nowand contrary to what happened in 2024, No television of those that are part of the European Radiodifusion Union has requested the withdrawal of Israel’s candidacy“
Lopez also stressed that The European Radiodifusion Union is an independent body that “makes a series of decisions regardless of the proposal made by some of the associated radios and televisions. “Yeah It seems important to me thatif it deems appropriate, The Board of Directors of RTVE has a agreed positiona position that can also imply some type of public declaration in this regard, “he said.
On the other hand, he added that “the Israeli public channel seems to have a short time left, once the procedures of his privatization by the Israel government have begun, with which probably, which probably, probably, If that becomes materialized, abandon the European broadcasting union“
Francisco Sierra said that “this year Israel takes a survivor of October 7,” in reference to the attacks executed against the country by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and other Palestinian factions. “Speaking of instrumentalizing a candidacy, There are reasons founded not to allow your participation“He said.
“The Israeli public chain, Kan 11, is the armed arm in the propaganda of the right -wing extremist government, pursued by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and humanity lesa,” said the parliamentarian, who said he issues “continuously racist content and support and apology for ethnic cleaning, occupation and murder of civilians. “
In this regard, Sierra said that RTVE must ask for the “exclusion” of Israel’s participation in Eurovision for government “crimes” and, not to obtain a “positive response”, The public corporation should express an “energetic protest and a public statement of response.”
The reform of the Benidorm Fest bases
From the PSOE, deputy Víctor Gutiérrez asked about the retransmission of the Benidorm FestFestival that José Pablo López described as “the result of the commitment of public radio” with “the revitalization of the Spanish music industry”, because its purpose is “support creation, the Spanish music industry and project new talents“
“It is a festival that has a very important capacity to attract a very diverse audience, and especially the young public,” said RTVE president. Even so, they will carry out different measures to “have a festival that expands to new audiences and that, therefore, it is increasingly representative of the whole of the Spanish population. “
At this point, López announced that in the coming months they will renew the agreement with the Valencian Community, which ended at the end of 2024, so that the festival can continue to be held. And, before Eurovision 2026 issuance, They will reform “the bases of the contest by 2026that fundamentally expand the festival to new audiences. “
In addition, the journalist confirmed that he will “proceed to appointment of an artistic director of Benidorm Fest“And to”Renewal of the Prior Selection Commission of Benidorm Fest “.
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