Wake-up call 14/5: Finland decides to join NATO • Discussion D66 members on cross-border behavior

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What can you expect today?

D66 members will discuss with the party board in Den Bosch the way in which the transgressive behavior of party prominent Van Drimmelen has been dealt with. According to NRC, another case has been added within the party; this time it concerns complaints about MEP Samira Rafaela. The party leadership has already admitted mistakes have been made and promised to improve. The Finnish government, which consists of five coalition parties, will decide whether the country will apply for membership in NATO. Another country thinking about membership is Sweden. The largest coalition party will announce its position there today. The last decisions will be made on the final day of the Eredivisie. All matches start at 2:30 PM. Five clubs have a chance to win the last ticket for the play-offs for European football. Three other clubs can be relegated directly.

What did you miss?

Ukraine has, as expected by the bookmakers, won the Eurovision Song Contest thanks to votes from the public. The Ukrainian contribution in Turin came from the band Kalush Orchestra, with the song Stefania.

The Dutch entry, singer S10 with De Diepte, finished in eleventh place.

Due to the points of the professional juries, the act of Kalush Orchestra did not end up in the top 3, that happened only after the more than 400 points from the viewers. Then Stefania came in at number 1 with 631 points.

Other countries could no longer beat that with their viewer votes. The United Kingdom came in second with 466 points, Spain came in 3rd with 459 points.

When the result was announced:

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