Latvia refuses from “Eurovision” due to crisis while Belarus has money for it
The Latvian TV has failed to collect 200 thousand dollars to buy a ticket to Moscow. However, the crisis will not prevent Belarusians from taking part in the contest! “We are getting ready at full speed”, - said the executive producer of “Eurofest” project Anastasiya Tsihanovich in an interview with ERB:
“We have conducted the semi-final and we are getting ready for the final. That is why I hope that everything will be okay and we will take part in “Eurovision”.
Anastasіya confessed that participating in “Eurovision” required a lot of money. She could not tell us the exact sum because she was dealing with creative activities only:
“It is a lot of money. I do not know the exact sum. I am not engaged in financial activities so you should not ask me about it”.
The world crisis cannot prevent Belarus from taking part in the country’s main entertainment – “Eurovision”. However, one contender has already refused to take part in the event.
Latvians claim that it is not a political decision. They had to cancel the trip to Moscow due to the crisis. An employee of the cultural department of a Latvian newspaper “Telegraph” has commented on it for ERB:
“The Latvian TV has reduced its budged-2009 by 25% in connection with the crisis and they have refused to take part in “Eurovision”. They sent a letter to the current organizers of “Eurovision” and listed the reasons for it – those were mainly financial reasons”.
According to the employee of “Telegraph”, Latvia would have to pay 100 thousand Lats or 200 thousand dollars for taking part in “Eurovision”.
“We have conducted the semi-final and we are getting ready for the final. That is why I hope that everything will be okay and we will take part in “Eurovision”.
Anastasіya confessed that participating in “Eurovision” required a lot of money. She could not tell us the exact sum because she was dealing with creative activities only:
“It is a lot of money. I do not know the exact sum. I am not engaged in financial activities so you should not ask me about it”.
The world crisis cannot prevent Belarus from taking part in the country’s main entertainment – “Eurovision”. However, one contender has already refused to take part in the event.
Latvians claim that it is not a political decision. They had to cancel the trip to Moscow due to the crisis. An employee of the cultural department of a Latvian newspaper “Telegraph” has commented on it for ERB:
“The Latvian TV has reduced its budged-2009 by 25% in connection with the crisis and they have refused to take part in “Eurovision”. They sent a letter to the current organizers of “Eurovision” and listed the reasons for it – those were mainly financial reasons”.
According to the employee of “Telegraph”, Latvia would have to pay 100 thousand Lats or 200 thousand dollars for taking part in “Eurovision”.
