The decision was made based on the size of the membership fee.
Montenegro and North Macedonia decided to refuse to participate in “Eurovision-2023″, based on its cost, the BBC reports. Participants pay a membership fee for participation in the contest, which depends on the size of the country.
Russia paid the largest membership fee. But she was removed from participation in the Eurovision Song Contest after the start of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. fees, as well as the costs of staying in Great Britain – we also faced a lack of interest from sponsors, so we decided to direct the available resources to finance current and planned national projects”, – said the public broadcaster of Montenegro RTCG.
General the cost of participation for all broadcasters is usually around five million pounds (approximately $5.65 million), but the contribution of each individual country is not disclosed. There is a possibility that a few more countries will opt out due to membership fees.
The cost of hosting Eurovision is expected to be between £8-17m ($9-19m) for the BBC.
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Next year, Eurovision will be held in Liverpool. The semi-finals are scheduled for May 9 and 11, and the final for May 13.
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