RTVSLO, the Slovenian national broadcaster, have released a statement regarding their participation at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna.

Currently if rumours across Social Media is to be true, Slovenia are unlikely to be participating at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. RTVSLO has provided the following statement:

“The final decision on participation will be made no later than the adoption of the annual plan (PPN for 2026). By that time, it should be clear whether the EBU will reach a decision regarding Israel’s participation and whether it will consider the comments of several EBU members concerning the transparency of voting. At that point, it will be decided whether RTVSLO still wishes to participate in the competition.

At the EBU General Assembly, which took place in the beginning of July in London, RTVSLO shared its position that in case Israel was to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, RTVSLO would not participate due to the genocide in Gaza. RTVSLO believes that it is not only public broadcasters—such as Israel’s KAN, which faces challenges with ruling politics in the country—that participate in Eurovision, but countries themselves. For example, Belgium and Germany do not have separate representatives for each public broadcaster (RTBF and VRT, or ZDF and ARD), but a single joint representative that represents the country as a whole. The EBU is currently in discussions with its members regarding Israel’s potential participation in the upcoming contest.”

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: Eurovoix