Eurovision 2025: Today is the deadline for participating countries to withdraw!

September 15 was the deadline that the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) set for its member broadcasters to submit their participation for Eurovision 2025.

There was still time for countries that confirmed their participation to withdraw without incurring penalties. This deadline ends today, October 15. As a result, any country that enrolled to participate in Eurovision 2025 was until today still free to change its mind and withdraw without facing consequences.

It should be noted that The Netherlands has been granted an extension until November 1st to confirm their participation.

But since force majeure is typically identified as the cause of withdrawal, the EBU hardly ever fines nations that withdraw after the deadline. Naturally, there have been occasions when the EBU has imposed penalties in situations like Lebanon in 2005.

Eurovision 2025

So far, thirty three countries have publicly confirmed their participation in Eurovision 2025:

• Albania – RTSH
• Austria – ORF
• Azerbaijan – İctimai
• Belgium – RTBF
• Croatia – HRT
• Cyprus – CyBC
• Czechia – ČT
• Denmark – DR
• Estonia – ERR
• Finland – YLE
• France – FT
• Georgia – GPB
• Germany – NDR
• Greece – ERT
• Iceland – RÚV
• Ireland – RTÉ
• Israel – IPBC
• Italy – RAI
• Latvia – LTV
• Lithuania – LRT
• Luxembourg – RTL
• Malta – PBS
• Montenegro – RTCG
• Norway – NRK
• Portugal – RTP
• San Marino – San Marino RTV
• Serbia – RTS
• Slovenia – RTVSLO
• Spain – RTVE
• Sweden – SVT
• Switzerland – SRG SSR
• Ukraine – Suspilne
• United Kingdom – BBC

After November, we can expect the EBU to reveal the participating countries’ list for Eurovision 2025.

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