Moldova renounces Eurovision for two reasons

Moldova will not participate in the 2025 edition of Eurovision for financial reasons, but also for lack of quality applications for this competition attracting millions of viewers. A decision regretted on Thursday by the organizers.

“National final, production of the show, promotion of the artists, travel of the team, we are talking about rather high costs,” said the director of the Moldova 1 channel, Corneliu Durnescu, announcing the decision. He also mentions “a decline in public interest and the general quality of artistic performances” of the national selection.

“We are sorry” to hear this news, reacted to AFP Martin Österdahl, executive supervisor of the Eurovision song contest, saying “hope to welcome back” Moldova in 2026.

Neighboring Romania also withdrew last year due to “financial constraints”.

Moldova, one of the poorest countries in Europe, is going through a difficult phase as the pro-European authorities are in a standoff with Russia, which they accuse of destabilizing maneuvers.

To justify its choice, Moldova did not cite an ideological background, the Eurovision contest, the largest live musical show in the world according to the event’s promoters, often being the scene of political positioning. (mbr/ats)

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