Teaisloveable
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Well! Lets start off with 2022!
With the current covid pandemic, the inevitable economic collapse to follow and the (already existing) political issues arising in many ESC participating countries, I can't help but think we could see a dip in participation in the next half decade.
Surprisingly, 2021 hasn't lost many countries (Miss you already Armenia) but I think the pandemic fallout is still raw and we could be heading into some quite dark days economically.
Unfortunately, I think this likely means a further delay of countries such as Hungary and Bosnia & Herzegovina returning to the contest.
Are there any countries that are participating in 2021, that you would not be surprised if you don't see a return in 2022?
Likewise, do you instead think that perhaps covid will trigger a wave of new participation, with countries wanting to globalise further and participate in the contest?
With the current covid pandemic, the inevitable economic collapse to follow and the (already existing) political issues arising in many ESC participating countries, I can't help but think we could see a dip in participation in the next half decade.
Surprisingly, 2021 hasn't lost many countries (Miss you already Armenia) but I think the pandemic fallout is still raw and we could be heading into some quite dark days economically.
Unfortunately, I think this likely means a further delay of countries such as Hungary and Bosnia & Herzegovina returning to the contest.
Are there any countries that are participating in 2021, that you would not be surprised if you don't see a return in 2022?
Likewise, do you instead think that perhaps covid will trigger a wave of new participation, with countries wanting to globalise further and participate in the contest?
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