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The Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet reports that the EBU changes in the controversial flags policy.

A few days ago we reported about the torrential rain of criticism from Spain on the accidentally leaked flags policy of the EBU. The published pdf file would originally only for the eyes of its security, but reached the general public. Aftonbladet writes today on his English-language website that the Reference Group of the EBU, which make decisions on the conduct and the rules of the Eurovision Song Contest, something has become more flexible in its setup, as it turns out from the following communication of the EBU:

‘ After reflection and constructive discussions with several participating delegations, the EBU to the Reference Group proposed that a more flexible approach on the flags policy, which was introduced last week. National, regional and local flags of the participants, such as the Welsh flag (since one of the British singers from Wales) and the Sami flag (since the Norwegian singer originally Sami roots). These flags are allowed, along with those of all countries that are members of the United Nations, the flag of the European Union and the regenbloogvlag, as was already included in the original flags policy.

The EBU, the Reference Group also for itself more tolerant, as long as the public the non-political nature of the Eurovision Song Contest respects and not consciously trying to disrupt camera images, as it was asked.

The Reference Group accepted these proposals. ‘

That automatically means that the Flemish lion no longer forbidden to walk around in the Globen Arena.