At this rate, Morocco will be joining the European Union
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February 11, 2015 at 2:39pm
Check the calendar. It’s not 1 April.
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http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31380742
Just wait for the progressives to insist it must be in the Aboriginal style.
Waltzing Matilda so Austrian.
Actually , way back in the early eighties Morocco made an attempt to try joining the EU but was laughed off all the way to the Sahara by the British press. On second thoughts, if Israel and Turkey take part , why not Gaza, Jordan, and Papua New Guinea?
Mind you, they did apply to join in 1987 (rejected).
[Daphne – Yes, that’s exactly why I mentioned Morocco specifically.]
Sad to think that Morocco was more progressive then us, way back then!
Come to think of it, it may still be :
Morocco’s economy is considered a relatively liberal economy governed by the law of supply and demand. Since 1993, the country has followed a policy of privatization of certain economic sectors which used to be in the hands of the government.[54] Morocco has become a major player in the African economic affairs,[55] and is the 5th African economy by GDP (PPP). Morocco was ranked the 1st African country by the Economist Intelligence Unit’ quality-of-life index, ahead of South Africa.
Government reforms and steady yearly growth in the region of 4–5% from 2000 to 2007, including 4.9% year-on-year growth in 2003–2007 helped the Moroccan economy to become much more robust compared to a few years ago. For 2012 the World Bank forecasts a rate of 4% growth for Morocco and 4.2% for following year, 2013.[56]
The services sector accounts for just over half of GDP and industry, made up of mining, construction and manufacturing, is an additional quarter. The industries that recorded the highest growth are tourism, telecoms, information technology, and textile.
From Wikipedia
I get your drift, but the European Broadcasting Union is hardly the European Union, hence the 40 countries which already take part and whose European credentials are doubtful, to say the least.
Australians, on the other hand, have long been fans of this smorgasbord of a song contest, so hey, why not let them have a bit of fun and join the party for a one off 60th Anniversary event?
As for Morocco joining in the EU, well in an increasingly globalised world, I wouldn’t be surprised if we hear they have already.
Every cloud has a silver lining: this will presumably mobilise the votes of all Maltese Australians, thus increasing our chances of winning the festival.
You assume that immigrants from other European countries will not vote or that Maltese Australians outnumber the rest.
How absolutely ridiculous.
I heard – with my own ears – on the morning news on RTK the newscaster gleefully stating that now the Maltese in Australia will be able to vote for our song! And to hell with voting for the song with the greatest merit!
Merit! I just vote for the song with the best legs.
and a beard.
I guess that the Australians heard that finally Willie`s garage.
Little known fact – Morocco did participate in the Eurovision song contest in 1980
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest
In fact Morocco had applied to join the EU but of course the application was not considered.
Lloyd Christmas must have had a hand in this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRIUbFLjtX0
As a reaction to this I almost wrote …”great Australia hasn’t got any Neighbours.”
Malta, with its visiting or returned diaspora, may qualify as a de facto neighbor.
“And 12 points from the Maltese jury goes to, goes to….Osstrelja. U issa I take the occasion to nibat tislijiet liz-zija Mary in Melbo, u ankil Joe from Siqnij (kisses)”.
To be pedantic, Morocco did actually participate once in Eurovision… albeit unsuccessfully…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRSyYCKO1GE
Lebanon of course is authorised to participate in Eurovision and in fact was set to do so in 2005 – but was then banned by the EBU, because it announced it wouldn’t broadcast the Israeli entry.
If I recall correctly, the late Rev. Peter Serracino Inglott was of the opinion that all Mediterrenean countries endorsing democracy should be allowed in, directly mentioning Morocco if I am not mistaken. Present EU entrance rules does not allow any country that is not within the European geographical area to join, though there are dependent territories which are. However, a North African country is surely not within this area.
Even with the most open mind, though the country is probably passing through a very good democratic and human rights period, this is still at the whim of the King of the moment, which has too much powers.
On the other hand, being a mainstream Anglo-Saxon country from its birth, Australia is ethnically and culturally much more European than Morocco. Culturally, or specifically in pop music, which is more relevant to the subject, it is more so. Names such as INXS, Gina G and Minogue comes to mind.
Why not US of A after all Israel is not in Europe and change the name to ‘For us all Festival’ or Taghna l-koll.
The Euro in Eurovision refers to the European Broadcasting Union, not the continent. Israel was in the EBU way before Malta, Germany and France to name a few.