“State funds should not be spent on international competitions” |
Azerbaijan He is preparing for the “Eurovision 2023” competition
37 countries will participate in the “Eurovision 2023” contest to be held in Liverpool, Great Britain will do.
Countries participating in the competition AzerbaijanAlbania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, ArmeniaCyprus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, FranceGeorgia, Germany, GreeceIceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraineis Great Britain.
Bulgaria, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina refused to participate in the Eurovision 2023 song contest.
The country’s broadcasters cited declining interest in the competition, as well as the economic and energy crisis, as well as the potentially high costs of participation.
In general, any country participating in the competition national The television company, which is the broadcaster, covers the expenses related to the organization and participation of the competition at its own expense. This happens due to the TV channel’s advertising revenues and sponsor relations.
There are also countries that deal with the financial issues related to the competition at the expense of the state, not the broadcaster. Azerbaijan is also one of them.
Azerbaijan Public Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (ITV) 20Since 07 Europe It is a member of the Broadcasting Union and 20He has been participating in the “Eurovision” song contest since 2008.
Participation in the competition is realized not by ITV, but with state funding.
According to experts, participation in competitions should not be financed by the state.
Economist Togrul Mashalli to Meydan TV Azerbaijan he says that he does not consider it correct that his participation in the competition was financed at the state level:
“Our participation in international events is usually financed from the state budget in one form or another. In general, public funds should not be spent on such matters. The state should step aside in this matter. ITV must determine whether it is possible to participate. The organization of the competition costs certain funds. In today’s rising price environment, these costs are not cost effective. The cost of the competition is high, but the profit is not high.”
Economist Natig Jafarli believes that the government of Azerbaijan has a special interest in competitions in general:
“The government sees the Eurovision contest in 2023 as an advertisement. He wants to turn participation in the competition into the next PR action. Certain steps can even be taken to win.”
Primary to the competition to be held for the 68th time Ukraine had to host, because the “Kalush Orchestra” group representing the country won the first place in “Eurovision 2022”.
But because of the ongoing fighting in Ukraine Europe The Broadcasting Union has decided to move the show to the UK.
On February 24, 2022 Russia in Ukraine military started operations.
Therefore Europe It has been removed from the “Eurovision 2022” song contest by the Broadcasting Union.
May 2022 10“Eurovision 2022” International Music Competition was held in Turin, Italy, from 14 to 14.
A total of 25 countries participated in the final stage of the competition with 631 votes Ukraine (“Kalush Orchestra” – “Stefania”) won.
Great Britain (Sam Ryder – “Space Man”) was second, and Spain (Chanel – “SloMo”) was third.
Representing Azerbaijan with the song “Fade to black”, Nadir Rustamli scored 103 points and took the 16th place.