Montenegro abandons participation in <x0 Eurovision”, with the saved budget it will buy new cars

Early this week, EBU released the list of 41 countries competing at 2020 Eurovision, writes WiwiBlogs, broadcast news.

With it came confirmation that Montenegro will not be among the states competing in Rotterdam.

Now, the transmitter. RTCG has revealed the reasons for withdrawal and what to do with the saved budget.

Management RTCG confirmed that Director-General Bozidar CHAundic decided that Montenegro would not participate in Eurovision 2020.

The government spoke earlier last week, following media reports of Montenegro's withdrawal. At that time he said that a decision had not yet been made.

Management RTCG has now confirmed that the reason for giving up Eurovision 2020 is financial.

The broadcaster says he must act responsibly and spend his budget on purpose.

The broadcaster has also confirmed that Montenegro's poor results at “Eurovision” in recent years were also behind its decision to withdraw.

In a statement, a spokesman RTCG said, <x0 Eurovision costs around 130,000 annually. Our music representatives have achieved modest results for the most part. The final was hard to reach”.

The saved budget will be spent on buying new cars.

The broadcaster's spokesman explained “this year we decided to invest them before the renovation of the RTCG fleet. The plan is to buy new cars, and this improves the safety of our crews, who travel over 1,000 miles on daily bases”.

For a transmitter from one of the smallest countries in Europe, that makes sense. The broadcaster's overall budget is limited, and sometimes road safety will gain more than participation in Eurovision.

He also announces that Montenegro's departure from Eurovision will not be permanent. Once the new fleet is bought, Montenegro may have the budget to return to Eurovision in 2021.

This will not be the first time Montenegro will not participate in the song contest. After becoming an independent nation in 2007 and racing three times, Montenegro did not participate in 2010 and 2011, also for financial reasons.

Montenegro's best years at Eurovision were 2014 and 2015, where Sergey ãotković and Knez spent the big final with emotional balloons in Montenegrin. Knez's song “Adio” was ranked 13th in the grand final, giving Montenegro the best result.