I think that actually technically they can take part. All countries who are apart of the European Broadcasting Union can - hence Israel's participation and the almost Lebanon's participation last year!
Members of EBU are:
European members
Albania: RTSH (Radiotelevizioni Shqiptar). Andorra: RTVA (Radio i Television d'Andorra, S.A.). Armenia: AMPTV (Public Television & Radio Company of Armenia) Austria: ORF (Österreichischer Rundfunk). Belarus: BTRC (Belaruskaja Tele-Radio Campanija). Belgium: VRT (Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep), RTBF (Radio-Télévision Belge de la Communaute francaise). Bosnia and Herzegovina: PBSBiH (Public Broadcasting Service of Bosnia and Herzegovina). Bulgaria: BNR (Bâlgarsko Nationalno Radio), BNT (Bâlgarska Nationalna Televizija). Croatia: HRT (Hrvatska Radiotelevizija). Cyprus: CyBC (Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation). Czech Republic: ČRo (Český rozhlas), ČT (Česká televize). Denmark: DR (Danmarks Radio), DK/TV2 (TV2/Danmark). Estonia: ER (Eesti Raadio), EE/ETV (Eesti Televisioon) Finland: FI/MTV (MTV Oy), YLE (Oy Yleisradio Ab). France: GRF (Groupement des radiodiffuseurs francais - comprising Télévision Française 1 (TF1), France Télévisions (FT), Canal+, Radio France Internationale (RFI) and Radio France), and Europe 1. Georgia: GTVR (Georgian TV & Radio Broadcasting) Germany: ARD (Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland), ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen). Greece: ERT (Elliniki Radiophonia - Tileorassi SA). Hungary: MR (Magyar Rádió), HU/MTV (Magyar Televízió). Iceland: RUV (Ríkisútvarpiđ). Ireland: RTÉ (Radio Telefís Éireann). Italy: RAI (RAI - Radiotelevisione Italiana). Latvia: LR (Latvijas Radio), LTV (Latvijas Televizija). Lithuania: LRT (Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija). Luxembourg: CLT (CLT Multi Media), ERSL (Etablissement de Radiodiffusion Socioculturelle du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg), RTL (Radio Télé Lëtzebuerg) Macedonia: MKRTV (MKRTV). Malta: PBS (Public Broadcasting Services). Moldova: TRM (Teleradio-Moldova). Monaco: GRMC (Groupement de Radiodiffusion monégasque). Netherlands: NOS (Nederlandse Omroep Stichting). Netherlands-Flanders: BVN (Vlaanderen-Nederland TV) Norway: NRK (Norsk Rikskringkasting AS), NO/TV2 (TV 2 AS). Poland: Polskie Radio, TVP (Telewizja Polska). Portugal: RDP (Radiodifusăo Portuguesa SA), RTP (Radiotelevisăo Portuguesa Serviço Público de Televisăo SA). Romania: ROR (Societatea Româna de Radiodifuziune), RO/TVR (Societatea Româna de Televiziune). Russia: C1R (Channel One Russia), RDO (Radio Dom Ostankino), RTR (RossijskoeTeleradio). San Marino: SMRTV (San Marino RTV). Serbia and Montenegro: UJRT: Alliance of Public Broadcasters of Serbia and Montenegro, i.e. RTS (Radio-televizija Srbije) and RTCG (Radio-televizija Crne Gore) Slovakia: SK/SR (Slovensky Rozhlas), SK/STV (Slovenská Televizia). Slovenia: RTVSLO (Radiotelevizija Slovenija). Spain: RTVE (Radiotelevisión Espańola), SER (Sociedad Espańola de Radiodifusión), COPE (Radio Popular SA Cope). Sweden: STR (Sveriges Television och Radio Grupp:Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio),TV4 (The TV4 group) Switzerland: SRG SSR idée suisse (SRG SSR idée suisse - Sociéte Suisse de Radiodiffusion et Télévision). Turkey: TRT (Türkiye Radyo-Televizyon Kurumu). Ukraine: NTU/NRU (Natsionalna Telekompanija Ukraďny/Natsionalna Radiokompanya Ukraďny). United Kingdom: BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), UKIB (United Kingdom Independent Broadcasting - representing ITV (Independent Television), Channel 4 and S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru - Channel Four Wales)). Vatican City: RV (Radio Vatican).
Non-European members
Algeria: ENTV (Entreprise nationale de Télévision), ENRS (Entreprise nationale de Radiodiffusion sonore) and TDA (Télédiffusion d'Algérie). Egypt: ERTU (Egyptian Radio and Television Union). Israel: IBA (Israel Broadcasting Authority). Jordan: JRTV (Jordan Radio and Television Corporation). Lebanon: RL/TL (Télé-Liban). Libya: LJB (Libya Jamahiriya Broadcasting). Morocco: MA/RTM (Radiodiffusion-Télévision Marocaine). Tunisia: ERTT (Etablissement de la Radiodiffusion-Télévision Tunisienne).
Future & Potential EBU Members
Azerbaijan: currently no Azeri television or radio station complies with EBU membership rules, but after October 2005 it will be possible for Azeri broadcasters to become full EBU members Liechtenstein: currently Liechtenstein has no national television or radio station, but when they get one it will be possible for them to join the EBU Syria: ORTAS (Organisme de la Radio-Télévision Arabe Syrienne) - currently an associate member only Kosovo: RTK - currently an associate member
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I think i got it. They include the largest amount of countries so that those countries feel culturaly bound to Europe rather than to other influences.
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You mean for example in the case of Israel ? Feeling more culturally bound to Europe than the MIddle East?
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Does anyone actually take the Eurovision song contest seriously It was always treated as such a joke when I was still in the UK and the worst possible songs were always entered. It has never represented the best music of any country!!
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Of course it doesn't depend on how many people live in which country. Each country has the same influence on the result as the next one. Be they Luxemborg or Germany.
But what do you think? Would Egypt be interested in joining?
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Egypt can't join Eurovision. They have a long way to achieve so that they can take part in Eurovision. Instead they should do an Arabvision TV show.
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Last year Lebanon had plans to participate but withdrew at the last minute because according to the rules all countries have to broadcast the whole show live - and Lebanon apparantely had some problem showing Israel's song - so they had to withdraw!
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The Eurovision is something many Europeans enjoy and it has totally different standards for songs and performers then any other competition. It has also nothing to do with popularity of songs in their own country.
It's a form of Olimpic Games where everyone is trying to win, and be liked by majority of countries regardless of differences in the taste, so it's not so easy to win, but more importantly people like to participate.
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It was always treated as such a joke when I was still in the UK and the worst possible songs were always entered. It has never represented the best music of any country!!
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