Ludwig hopes for "economic boost" for all of Austria through Eurovision Song Contest 2026

"We received the documents yesterday at 5:30 PM. We are looking into it now and will definitely apply," said SPÖ Vienna leader and Vienna's Mayor Michael Ludwig. He did not provide any details about the budget that would be allocated for hosting the 70th Eurovision Song Contest.

Eurovision Song Contest 2026: Vienna wants to send images from all over Austria to the world again

In the application, they will outline what they can take on and what ORF can provide, "which is also suffering from budgetary constraints," explained Mayor Ludwig. "But in principle, we know from the experience of 2015 that this means a strong economic boost, not only for Vienna but for all of Austria," he expressed confidently. Even back then, they sent not only images from Vienna but from the entire country to the world. They want to maintain this approach and highlight it in the application. In 2015, the song contest was held in the Stadthalle.

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