On the 5th of December 2023, the EBU released the list of 37 participating countries at Eurovision 2024
Missing from the list was Romania, whose national broadcaster TVR hasn’t made a final decision.
Today (25th of January 2024) TVR released a statement regarding the Eurovision 2024
The board members of TVR held a discussion to decide whether the country should participate at Eurovision 2024. The main consideration were on the financial aspects.
13 members voted on this matter: 5 members supported participation at Eurovision 2024, 4 members opposed the participation and additional 4 abstained.
Therefore, Romania won’t join the list of participating countries at Eurovision 2024.
Based on TVR‘s statement, other project will get financial priorities like:
- Transmission of the Summer Olympic Games in Paris
- Continuation of the re-technological process
- Investments in the news production system
- Automation of the broadcast channels
- Continuation of investments in the new headquarters of TVR
Last year, the participation fee for Romania was around 180,000 euros, while additional 200,00 euros were invested in the national selection, accommodation, staging and etc.
Romania at Eurovision 2024 – Recap
The EBU granted a special extension to TVR to determine Eurovision 2024 participation.
Later on, it was revealed that TVR got a special extension to determine Eurovision 2024 participation. The extended deadline was the end of January 2024, which is mainly impacted by the semi-final allocation draw (to be held on Tuesday, the 30th of January 2024). Back then, TVR was pending approval of the annual budget for 2024.
Do you think we will see Romania participating in Eurovision 2024?
Eurovision 2024 will be held in Malmö, Sweden.
The semi-finals will be held on the 7th and 9th of May 2024, and the grand final will be held on the 11th of May 2024
Don’t forget to visit our Eurovision 2024 Homepage
