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Basel to host Eurovision song contest for Switzerland in 2025

City fought off competition from Berne, Geneva and Zurich to host event, which began in Switzerland in 1956

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organises the five-day contest, said it took into consideration about 100 criteria, such as facilities at the concert venue, local infrastructure and the ability to accommodate thousands of visiting delegations, crew, fans and journalists from around the world. At a press conference on Friday, a spokesperson for Basel’s winning bid said he expected the song contest to create about 60m Swiss francs (£54m) in revenue for the city, a calculation based on a report on the economic benefits of Liverpool’s hosting of the event in 2023. A Swedish investigation into Klein’s conduct was closed earlier this month, with prosecuting authorities saying they could not prove that “the act was capable of causing serious fear or that the man had any such intention”.

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