Bosnia & Herzegovina: BHRT owes approximately 10 million Euros to the EBU!
The national broadcaster of Bosnia & Herzegovina, BHRT, has a total debt towards the European Broadcasting Union that reaches approximately 10 million Euros.
Lejla A. Babović, the former head of delegation of Bosnia & Herzegovina, confirmed to local media that the national boradcaster at the moment ows to the European Broadcasting Union almost 10 million Euros. This confirmation came after the completion of the national competion of Montenegro for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
The head of the Departmenet of Internatonal Affairs of BHRT reconfirmed that BHRT is still unaible to take part in the contest due to the debt towards the EBU, which approximately amounts to 9 million Swiss francs (9,67 million Euros).
Ms Babović attended the Montenegrin competition Montesong in Podgoritsa, which included jury members from across the regions of ex Yugoslavia. She shared her thoughts on what changes should be carried out so that Bosnia and Herzegovina be able to return to the contest.
“The state stands behind the Public service of Montenegro, and will help it to recover and strengthen itself.”
“What I saw last night reminds me of the show programs that we watch in the West, and the show that is seen at the Eurovision Song Contest itself.”
“The European way. It pains me that twenty years ago we were able to organize all that without any problems, and today… Just look at the attitude of the state and the authorities towards the public broadcaster of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
“They swear by the European path, and the issue of the functioning of the public broadcaster is one of the chapters on the path to the European Union.”
Bosnia and Herzegovina has not taken part in the Eurovision Song Contest since 2016, when it was the first time that they failed to qualify for the grand final, as they ended up in the 11th of the first semi-final.
Source: Raport
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