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? I don't think that's really true...Slovakia is the "poorest" country within the European Union and participating in Eurovision isn't really cheap (still more lucrative than some homemade production, though)
? I don't think that's really true...
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I agree Eurovision could downsize a bit, though.
Having experienced hard economic reforms to join the European Union, the country is known as the eurozone’s second-poorest member.
There's almost zero interest in Georgia or the Czech Republic either and they still participate (see low viewing figures).
Slovakia is the "poorest" country within the European Union and participating in Eurovision isn't really cheap (still more lucrative than some homemade production, though).
North Macedonia and/or Montenegro have somehow complained about the participation fees and costs for accommodation in the UK. It's not a far-fetched thought that this might be very true for some "smaller and not-so-rich" countries.
Yeah, I didn´t recall it correctly. Slovakia is the "poorest" country of the Euro-Zone (currency).Slovakia the "poorest"? Now that's simply not a correct statement.
But it is true that being richer or poorer is not really relevant here, it is basically the economy of the public broadcaster that matters and obviously how willing a country is to sponsor this or the ability to get sponsors.
Lack of public interest is certainly not a driving force to enter either, and small countries with poor broadcasters are the least likely to enter although we still see Georgia and Moldova in for instance (in the case of Georgia, I think minister of tourism might be involved to sponsor, although obviously doing a bad job lol, Moldova, I think has some rich oligarchs that is part of the play and the state also sees the importance in international promotion).
I'm not surprised N. Macedonia decided to withdraw. At least they have a better excuse than "the flag incident" that happened this year. Circles was actually one of the better NQ songs and it did get 11th place, and would have probably qualified if the juries didn't dump all their points to Azerbaijan. I'll take this withdrawal as taking a "creative break" and hopefully they'll come back with a great song in 2024.
How dare you disrespect Reggae pop-rock Barbara Dex winning sensations Eye Cue like that!I will not really realize their absence, considering they went for soulless English entries most of the previous years.
I just see it as a wasted opportunity. Pred da se razdeni flopped in the semi, so did Vasyl. But at least the former showcased Macedonian culture and language. I wish Macedonia had used the previous 3 years to showcase its culture and flop in style. At least the euros spent would have mattered for a good cause.
Definitely in my top 3 of 2018How dare you disrespect Reggae pop-rock Barbara Dex winning sensations Eye Cue like that!