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Israel and Latvia together at last …

I was actually in the press centre before rehearsals started, but a technical issue with my internets took a few minutes to resolve (turn...

Good Morning Europe – Israel first

Well after our slight emergency yesterday we are back with a full compliment of “stuff” today. And what “stuff” we have on offer today ......

Terminal three flight on time

Good morning Europe! Battling through the London morning rush hour to meet That Monty at Heathrow terminal three (flight’s on time) though perhaps That Monty...

The Czech Republic are BACK!

I dunno, maybe it’s been a long day, but the return of the Czechs is getting a modestly warm reaction in the press centre...

Warrior #2, sign in please!

So with the editor-in-chief moonlighting for a popular ESC website from Ireland, whose name I won’t mention, it’s down to me to talk down...

Montenegro – When you distill essence of Balkan …

… You get Eau de Joksimovic. This has “Balkan” written all the way through it and despite Knez not looking unlike the ex MP...

The Joksimovic entry, this year representing (checks) Montenegro

Knez is making life very easy for a lazy blogger here. If you’ve seen Zeljko’s other entries over the years then from second #1,...

Ireland and the Eurozone

So there I was, watching une petite Irlandaise née en Munster sitting at a piano in an unconvincing yet gorgeous CGI forest, and it...

Ireland – now THAT’S how you should have done it before

Now then RTE, thank the lord you have some sense and have listened to people that know what to do to stage a song!...

Lithuania via Not Stephansplatz

I’ll just nip out to Billa, I said. It’s only 5 minutes away at my local U-station, I said. I’ll stock up with Haribo...