The Czech national broadcaster CT has confirmed what many were expecting to the fan site esctoday: The Central European country won’t return to the Eurovision Song Contest next year. Exact reasons haven’t been stated. Besides the Czech Republic, the microstates Andorra and Monaco have also confirmed they won’t be present at the 60th Eurovision Song Contest in Austria next year. …

The content of this editorial does not necessarily reflect the opinions and views of ESC United, its editorial board or its readers. No sooner had the end credits finished for the contest in Copenhagen before fans begun speculation on what the next year would bring and, as is tradition, many have turned to possible rumours of returning or debuting countries …