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Digging into the data

So, what does Eurovision have to say about who should be in charge of the European Union?

We looked at the number of Eurovision points that each EU27 country has won over the last 10 years and learned that, in a shock to everyone, Sweden, this years hosts, should be running the show, with a little help from a Southern friend: Italy.

The figures also show that little Malta and Cyprus should move toward center-stage. But Germany needs to take a back seat.

Spare a thought, too, for Luxembourg and Slovakia, who sit at the bottom of the ranking due to their lack of participation in the contest over the last decade. Luxembourg is taking part in this years contest, so it could rise up the rankings, but Slovakia isnt and hasnt been an entrant since 2012.

There are of course many similarities between Eurovision and the EU. Both are relatively exclusive clubs that many want to join, through what we might define as an enlargement process.

Eurovision started in 1956 with seven participating countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Switzerland (thats the six founding members of the European Coal and Steel Community plus the place that gave us Toblerone).

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Who would run the EU if decided by Eurovision? - POLITICO Europe