The contest will take place from May 13 to May 17. In terms of population, Basel is the third-largest city in Switzerland. This marks the sixth consecutive time that the contest will not be held in a capital city. Previous editions were organised by Malmö, Liverpool, Turin, and Rotterdam.

A few thousand participants marched through the streets of Belgrade last Saturday, a city that in 2022 hosted a contentious EuroPride event. Back then, tensions were high after the Serbian Orthodox Church launched an anti-Pride campaign.

A plan to expand the ban on "public insult" to include sexual orientation and gender identity has been approved by Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government.